Grammar Study Guide: Subject and Object Pronouns

A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. A subject pronoun is used as a subject or a predicate noun. I, you, he, she, it, we, and they are subject pronouns. Use a subject pronoun as the subject of a sentence or after forms of the verb be.

Examples: I am the teacher, and you are the student.
It was she who did that.

An object pronoun is used as the object of a sentence, whether direct or indirect, or as the object of a preposition. Me, you, him, her, it, us, and them are object pronouns. Use an object pronoun as the object of an action verb or after words like to, for, or with.

Examples: The teacher saw her.
Her dad gave the ball to us. We then gave it back to him.
Diana said thank you to them.