Object Pronouns

Introduction

Pronouns are words used to avoid repetitions of a noun.

Object pronouns are pronouns which are used as an object that follows a verb or a preposition or as replacement for objects to avoid repetitions.

Form

Pronouns and object pronouns have their number (singular, plural) and gender (masculine, feminine, neutral). Object pronouns are placed after verbs and prepositions.

Object pronouns are:

Subject Pronouns	Object Pronouns
I	Me
You	You
He	Him
She	Her
It	It
We	Us
You	You
They	Them

In informal conversations, they can be used as short answers.

Example

Avoiding repetitions
- I’m a very calm person but getting stuck in traffic drives me mad.
- My daughter is 7 years old. I take her to school every day.
- They have 3 children. They take them to the park every weekend.
After prepositions
- Don’t look at me!
- This ticket is for you.
- I talk to them every day.

Use

We use an object pronoun:

To avoid repeating the same subject pronoun or noun;
In sentences after prepositions.

Summary

Object pronouns are used to express what is affected by the subject, but they can also be used to avoid repetitions. They differ in gender and number, and are placed after verbs and prepositions.

They are: me, you, him, her, it, us, you and them.

For example:
— “My dogs get very happy when I take them to the park.” = Them refers to my dogs.
— “I gave him a kiss for you.” = Him is used instead of the person’s name.

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Reflexive pronouns used to emphasize the subject of the sentence;
Relative pronouns of people and things used to introduce relative clauses and refer to people or things;
Relative pronouns of place and time used to refer introduce relative clauses and to place and time;
Indefinite pronouns: Something and Nothing do not refer to any specific person, thing or amount;

At level B1, we have Generic Pronoun You refer to all people in general.

For better understanding about Object pronouns, you can learn number and gender.

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