Pronouns are words we use in the place of a full noun.
We have both subject and object pronouns:
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| I | me |
| you | you |
| he | him |
| she | her |
| it | it |
| we | us |
| you | you |
| they | them |
We use he/him to refer to men, and she/her to refer to women. When we are not sure if we are talking about a man or a woman we use they/them.
This is Jack. He’s my brother. I don’t think you have met him.
This is Angela. She’s my sister. Have you met her before?
Talk to a friend. Ask them to help you.
You could go to a doctor. They might help you.
Subject pronouns
We use subject pronouns as subject of the verb:
I like your dress.
You are late.
He is my friend
It is raining
She is on holiday
We live in England.
They come from London.
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Object pronouns
We use object pronouns:
• as the object of the verb:
Can you help me please?
I can see you.
She doesn’t like him.
I saw her in town today.
We saw them in town yesterday, but they didn’t see us.
• after prepositions:
She is waiting for me.
I’ll get it for you.
Give it to him.
Why are you looking at her?
Don’t take it from us.
I’ll speak to them.
Comments
Thanks for the best team . 1000 thank you Kirk
Ali Salh
Hello Sir
I went through your personal pronoun website. I would like to know about this.
e.g. I want to talk to someone in charge and tell ---------- how I felt.
The answer is 'them' but 'someone' is singular. Is it because of the gender ? him or her.
Please let me know.
Thank you.
Regards
Lal
Hi Lal
As is explained on this page, 'they' and 'them' are often used to speak about a single person when the gender of that person is not clear. Here the idea is that we don't know if the person in charge is a man or woman and so we say 'them'.
If you said 'someone', it would mean you were talking to a different person, i.e. not the person in charge.
All the best
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
This is the name for his group one businessman uses :
' Proper Name ' group of institution's.
I have used ' Proper Name' instead of its name.
I think using apostrophe is not correct and it should be plural-
without apostrophe.
What would be your version for this ?
Regards
Hello dipakrgandhi
I'm afraid it's difficult to say for sure without knowing more, but assuming that this is a group of several institutions, then you are right: 'institution's' is not correct -- it should be 'institutions'.
All the best
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
This is the title my relative is thinking of for his new book :
SURVEYING
Fundamentals and Advance Practices
He seeks my suggestion.
I think grammar in 'Advance Practices' is wrong and should be
'Advanced Practices.'
What would you choose if you have to ?
Hello dipakrgandhi,
I think the correct word here is 'Advanced', as you say.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi all team,
Thanks for everything.
Thanks, helps me refresh my memory.
Hello,
Can someone explain me why in this sentence we use the word "they" and not just "he" ?
"Have you talked to a lawyer? they can tell you your rights."
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