Object case of pronouns. Cases in English

Personal pronouns in English are found in two cases - nominative case and objective case. In this article you will get acquainted with both of them, look at the tables and do exercises on personal pronouns. Let's first talk about personal pronouns in the nominative case - the nominative case.

Personal pronouns in nominative case.

Let's look at the table:

It seems that everything is simple, but let's make some clarifications.

• Role in a sentence.

Personal pronouns in nominative cases in English most often serve as the subject:

She lives in Bristol. – She lives in Bristol

I I'm not scared. - I'm not scared.

It should also be noted that personal pronouns in the nominative case can act as nominal predicate:

It was she who did it. “She was the one who did it.”

In such cases, in more informal speech it is acceptable to use pronouns in the objective case:

It was her, who did it.

• Gender of personal pronouns.

Some personal pronouns clearly indicate gender. These are pronouns he- masculine (animate) and she- feminine gender (inanimate). Pronoun it used instead of all inanimate objects, as well as animals and the word baby (baby).

Molly sees a cat. It is black. – Molly sees a cat. He's black.

Where is the baby. It's with me. - Where is the baby? He is with me.

In some cases, many objects can be animated (especially in fiction) and replaced with she and he. Read more in the article about in English.

• Pronouns I and you.

The pronoun I is always capitalized regardless of its place in the sentence.

You may have noticed that the pronoun you translated as you and you and always has a plural form. In fact, there is no pronoun you in modern English. Previously it was and sounded like thou. Today, a similar form can only be found in poetry. Remember: in English, everyone should be addressed as you and use the plural pronoun you.

You are a good boy. - You are a good boy.

Note: after you there is a plural verb – you are.

It seems about personal pronouns in the nominative case I said everything, let's do some strengthening exercises. You will find the answers at the end of the article.

Exercises on personal pronouns he, she, it, etc.

Exercise 1. What personal pronouns can replace the following nouns? Fill the table.

Kate, my parents, auntie, Jacob, car, sister, cousins, two chairs, chair, the Queen, Ann, brother, uncle, Bill, cat, table, my father, my house, cars, balls.

Exercise 2. Add he, she, it, we, or they

1. Molly is very nice. _____"s my best friend.
2. Molly and I aren't English. ______"re from Sydney.
3. Greg is my brother. ______"s 25 years old.
4. Greg and Alison are married. _______"ve got two children.
5. Emily is 22 years old. ______"s a nurse in

Exercise 3. Write in he, she or they.

1. This is Maria. _____ is having lunch in the canteen.
2. Look at the children! _____ are playing football in the snow!
3. Vanya is my friend. ______ is riding a bike now.
4. Look at Pavel's parents. _________ are reading a book.
5. Lisa is Pavel's friend. Listen! ______ is singing!

Exercise 4. Change the words in the brackets to the appropriate pronoun (she, he, it, the, we)

1. (Kate) is not a typist.
2. (These women) are not doctors.
3. Is (that pearl) red?
4. (Those stories) are very interesting.
5. (These pencils) are black.
6. (This table) is brown.
7. (My friends and I) are at school.
8. (Greg) is at home now.
9. (A man and two women) are in the car.
10. (Mr. and Mrs. Baker) are in London.

Personal pronouns in the Objective Case.

Objective case English pronouns correspond to indirect cases of the Russian language. Review the table.

A few examples:

Ask him to stay for dinner. - Ask him to stay for dinner.

Give him a pen. - Give him a pen.

Don"t speak about him like this. - Don’t talk about him like that!

This was done by him. - It was done by him.

You should not have any difficulties in using the objective case of pronouns. The only point is the use of I and me.

I or me?

Typically, these pronouns are used in accordance with the rules: I in the nominative case, me in all others.

I give you a present. - I'm giving you a gift.

You give me a present. -You are giving me a gift.

• However, if I is in the nominative case and plays the role of a predicate, both options are possible here.

It"s I / It's me - This is me!

The first option is more bookish, the second is conversational.

• You can also use both I and me in comparison structures:

Molly is as old as I / as old as me.

Molly is older than I /than me.

• Short answers use both pronouns.

• I or me after and?

Both options are possible, although the expression you and I is already outdated, you will look a little conservative if you use it. However, sir (madam), if you wish... use it.

Exercises on personal pronouns in the objective case.

Exercise 5. Fill in the gap with the correct object pronoun. Fill in the blanks using personal pronouns in the objective case.

1. Who is that lady? — Why are you looking at __________?
2. Do you know that young handsome man? -Yes, I study with __________.
3. Please listen to _______. I want to express my point of view.
4. These puppies are so nice! Do you want to look at ______.
5. We like this house. We're going to buy _________.
6. He can't see _______ because we are sitting in the last row.
7. Where are the keys to our flat? I can't find _______.
8. Where is Ann? I want to talk to _________.
9. This snake is poisonous. I"m very afraid of _______.
10. Don"t wait for _______ for dinner. I"ll return very late at night.
11. He left Polotsk long ago. I haven't seen _______ since.
12. You can fully rely on _______. We won't let you down.

Exercise 6. Fill in the gap with the correct object pronoun.

My husband and I are very lucky. We have many close friends in this city, and they are all interesting people.

Our friend Andrew is a scientist. We see (1) _____ when he isn't busy in his laboratory. When we get together with (2) _____, he always tells (3) ______ about his new experiments. Andrew is a very close friend. We like (4) _______ very much.

Our friend Maggie is an actress. We see (5) _______, when she isn't making a movie in Hollywood. When we get together with (6) _______, she always tells (7) ______ about her life in Hollywood. Maggie is a very close friend. We like (8) ______ very much.

Our friends Bobby and Marlin are journalists. We see (9) ______,when they are not traveling around the world. When we get together with (10) ______, they always tell (11) _____ about their meetings with famous people. Bobby and Marlin are very close friends. We like (12) ____ very much.

Exercise 7. Fill in the suitable pronouns.

1. Jack is hungry. Bring ________ a sandwich.
2. Ann is ill. Take _______ these flowers.
3. Fred and Jane are in the country. Write________ a letter.
4. I am thirsty. Bring _________ a bottle of Coca-Cola.
5. Jimmy is in class. Give __________this book.
6. The children are hungry. Bring ________ these red apples.
7. Alan is at home. Ask ________ to come to the yard.
8. We are at table. Give _______ tea and cakes.

Exercise 8. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pronouns. (me, us, him, her, it, them)

1. I'm talking to you. Please listen to________.
2. Who is that man? Why are you looking at________?
3. These bags are nice. Do you want to look at________?
4. "Do you know those men?" - “Yes, I work with________.”
5. Where are my books? I can't find
6. I like that dress. I'm going to buy
7. We are going to the cinema. You can come with
8. Where is your sister? I want to talk to________.
9. We are listening to music. Tom gave it to________.
10. I want to buy this book. Please show it to ________

Answers:

Exercise 1.

Exercise 2.

1 she, 2 we, 3 he, 4 they, 5 she.

Exercise 3.

1 she, 2 they, 3 he, 4 they, 5 she.

Exercise 4

1 – she, 2 – they, 3- it, 4 – they, 5 – they, 6 – it, 7 – we, 8 – he, 9 – they, 10 they

Exercise 5.

1 her, 2 him, 3 me, 4 them, 5 it, 6 us, 7 them, 8 her, 9 it, 10 me, 11 him, 12 us

Exercise 6.

1 him, 2 him, 3 us, 4 him, 5 her, 6 her, 7 us, 8 her, 9 them, 10 them, 11 us, 12 them

Exercise 7.

1 him, 2 her, 3 them, 4 me, 5 him, 6 them, 7 him, 8 us

Exercise 8.

1 – me, 2 – him, 3 – them, 4 – them, 5 – them, 6 – it, 7 – us, 8 – her, 9 – us, 10 – me

Personal pronouns in English have the following grammatical categories: person, gender, number, and also have two case forms: subjective and objective. Personal pronouns in English include subject and object pronouns:

Subject forms	Object Forms
I - I he - he she - she it - he, she, it (inanimate) we - we you - you, you (singular), you (plural) they - they	me - me, me, me him - him, etc. her - her, etc. it - his, her, etc. (inanimate) us - us, etc. you - you, you (plural); you, you (singular) them - them, etc.

Note:

The pronoun I - “I” in English is always written with a capital letter.

Subjective form Personal pronouns in English are used only before a verb in the personal form:

I studied at these English language courses in Kiev – I studied at these English language courses in Kyiv

Note:

In English, the pronouns we and you can appear immediately before the noun in a sentence:

We women know things that you men will never understand - we women know things that you men will never understand

The pronouns he and she usually refer to people, and the pronoun it to other animate and inanimate objects. The pronoun they is common to all plural nouns.

Sometimes the pronouns he and she are used to talk about animals (especially domestic ones), if individual traits are attributed to these animals:

This is our new cat. She likes milk – this is our new cat. She loves milk

It was him that told the police - he told the police

subject form + who (very formal)

It is I who needs your advice - I need your advice

It was him who told the police - he told the police

Pronoun you in English. Singular and plural

In modern English, the pronoun you is used to denote both the singular and the plural. There are also separate forms of the pronoun you in different varieties of English. Some people in Yorkshire (formerly a county in England) use thu or tha for the singular and thee for the plural.

Some dialects in Ireland and Scotland have a separate form for the plural: ye, youse, yiz.

Many residents living in the United States use expressions such as: you folks, you guys. The phrase is used both when addressing women and when addressing men (informal form, 2nd person plural)

Hi, you guys listen to this - hello guys, listen to this...

In the southern part of the United States, the form y'all (you all) is quite common. This form is used instead of the pronoun you when a person wants to be more friendly. There is also a possessive pronoun that sounds like y'all's, spelled all's:

Hi everyone. How're you all doing? what are you all’s plans for the weekend? - Hi all! How are you doing? What are your plans for weekend?

It may seem like they are the same thing, but this is a deep misconception. We think that this probably should be the case, because in our native language the same word is used in two phrases with different meanings: “ his coat" and "meet his In the underground". But in English there are two different types of pronouns used here. Oh, how lucky we are with the Russian!

Objective and possessive pronouns in English. What is the difference?

Let's see what they look like first objective and possessive pronouns in English.

If we pay attention to examples of possessive pronouns in English, then we will see that they are found in pairs with nouns.

1. His father was very angry. – His father was very angry.

2. My pencil isn't broken. - My pencil is not broken.

3.Where are their children? -Where are their children?

4. We want to see our results! – We want to see our results!

5. Who is her husband? -Who is her husband?

6.What is your name? – What is your name? (literal translation)

The task of the so-called "object pronouns" to complete a verb (action), that is, to be an “object”. In other words, objective and possessive pronouns in English play different roles in a sentence.

Object pronouns in English table with examples

Nothing less than " object pronouns in English table with examples».

pronoun	example	translation
	Give this bag to me !	Give me that bag!
	He is willing to call you .	He's ready to call you.
	Talk to him .	Talk to him.
	I didn't see her yesterday.	I didn't see her yesterday.
	They don't love us .	They do not like us.
Them	I want to invite them to the party.	I want to invite them to a party.
	Nobody is watching TV. Turn it off!	Nobody watches TV. Turn off His!

Object pronouns in English table showed us that in this case we are not talking about expressing the belonging of an object to something or someone. In such sentences, we clarify who or what the speaker’s action is directed at. It turns out something like this.

Possessive pronouns + noun

Verb + object pronouns

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There are several types of pronouns in English. The most famous among them are: and, each of which plays a special role in the sentence. For example, personal pronouns in the nominative case are the subject of a sentence. That is why they are sometimes called subjective.

If in the case of personal pronouns questions rarely arise, then when getting to know object pronouns, confusion often begins.

Features of object pronouns

The main distinguishing feature of object pronouns from subject pronouns is that the former will never be the subject of an English sentence. This type of pronoun serves as a complement and never answers the questions “who?” So what?". Object pronouns usually answer questions “to whom?”, “by whom?”, “about whom?” and “who?” It should be noted that the objective pronoun “her” is different from the possessive, which is written and pronounced in the same way. The latter answers the question “whose, whose, whose?” and is used together with a noun (Compare: “her book” - “her book” and “know her” - “to know her”).

Place in the sentence of object pronouns

Usually, object pronouns follow behind a verb or preposition. They never come first in a sentence, since they cannot be the subject, because they perform a completely different function. These pronouns complement the verb and do not indicate the person who performs the action.

Examples of using object pronouns:

I don’t know what to tell him. I don't know what to tell him. They saw Maria near the cinema three days ago. They saw Maria near the cinema three days ago. Lucy loved him very much. Lucy loved him very much. They didn't want to listen to her. They didn't want to listen to him. Last Monday this man helped us with luggage when we arrived at the hotel. Last Monday this man helped us with our luggage when we arrived at the hotel. Where did you see them? Where did you see them? This book is exciting. I really enjoyed it. This book is exciting. I really enjoyed it. When I entered the room I saw her near the window. She looked at me and smiled. When I entered the room, I saw her near the window. She looked at me and smiled. Open the window, please. - Wait a minute. I’ll write two lines more and then open it. Please open the window. - Wait a minute. I'll write two more lines and then open it.

Multiple object pronouns in a sentence

Examples of using several object pronouns in sentences:

Tell me about her. Tell me about her. It's my book. Give it to me, please. It is my book. Give it to me. Ask him a question about it. Ask him about it. Last time I saw them with her in the street. The last time I saw them with her on the street. He asked me to look at him and smile. He asked me to look at him and smile. Let's suggest them coming with us. Let's invite them to come with us.

Verbs with prepositions that require an object after them

To agree with smb to agree with someone to argue with smb to quarrel with someone to ask smb about smth to ask someone about something to look after smb to look after someone to look at smb/smth to look at someone or\anything to listen to smb/smth to listen to someone\something to look for smth/smb to look for someone\something to rely on smb to rely on someone to wait for smb to wait for someone to write smth to smb write something to someone

Read more detailed information about personal pronouns in the subjective and objective cases in a new article on our blog.

Examples:

Look at him! He is so handsome today! Look at him! He's so handsome today! Wait for me at the restaurant on Monday evening. Meet me at the restaurant on Monday evening. This teacher is very experienced. Listen to him very attentively This teacher is very experienced. Listen to him very carefully.

Watch the video on Objective Pronouns

Object pronouns in English are personal pronouns, only in the indirect case. Let's look at the features of the formation and use of objective ones and explain how to correctly inflect them.

Pronouns in the objective case answer the questions whom?, to whom?, about whom?, by whom? Their function is to act as a supplement. The objective case does not answer the questions what? and who?, does not play the role of subjects in a sentence. Let's look at personal pronouns and Object Pronouns directly in the table:

Personal Pronouns	Object Pronouns
I	Me => me, me, me/me, about me
You	You => you, you, by you/by you, about you; you, you, you, by you, about you
He	Him => his/him, him/him, his, them/him, about him
She	Her => her/her, her/her, her, her/her/her/her, about her
It	It => it, his/him, him/him, his, him/him, about him
We	Us => us, us, us, us, about us
They	Them => their/them, them, their/them, by them/them, about them

Examples

Don’t you want to visit them these days? They will be very glad to see you! => Would you like to visit them one of these days? They will be very happy to see you!

I didn’t see him for ages! I hope he became a brave one! => I haven't seen him for hundreds of years! I hope he became a brave man!

We ask them to help us with these heavy boxex buy they denied us => We asked them to help us with these heavy boxes, but they refused us.

Mary still didn’t decide how to explain him all these questions => Mary still hasn’t decided how to explain all these questions to him.

You had to give it to me but you were naughty and gave it to her => You should have given it to me, but you were mischievous and gave it to her.

Note! Cases in English are often used with certain pretexts. These include =>

Because of her => because of her

With us => with us

Around me => around me

For you => for you/for you

By them => by them

To him => to him.

Now let's see what sentences can be composed with these pronouns and prepositions in English:

There was a lot of noise around me so I decided to sit quiet => There was a lot of noise around me, so I decided to sit quietly.

I bought hundreds of flowers just for you buy you ignored my gift! => I bought hundreds of flowers for you, but you ignored my gift!

You had to give this piece of cake to him but you were greedy and ate it alone! => You should have given this piece of pie to him, but you were greedy and ate it yourself!

Everything happened only because of her but she remained calm and ignorant => Everything happened only because of her, but she remained calm and indifferent.

This law was taken by them but they themselves ignore it! => This law was passed by them, but they themselves ignore it!

You had to come with us but you were stubborn and decided to stay here alone => You should have come with us, but you were stubborn and decided to stay here alone.

Object Pronouns in colloquial speech

From the material given above, it is easy to conclude that object pronouns do not serve as subjects. They act only as indirect or direct additions. But... in a conversational environment, constructions that are not used in a formal business style can be used.

For example:

You and me => you and me

It was him => it was him

It is me => this is me

Me too => me too.

Examples:

You are so upset... Have to say, me too => You are so upset... I must say, so am I.

We will not invite them. There will be nobody else. Only you and me -> We will not invite them. There will be no one here. Just you and me.

I didn’t know who was guilty, but something whispered to me that it was him => I didn’t know who was guilty, but something whispered to me that it was him.

Why are you so cold to me? Don't you want to see me? It is me – your sister! => Why are you so cold to me? You do not want to see me? It's me - your sister!

Personal pronouns: types and features of use

These pronouns got their name because of their main function - to replace the name of a person or thing. The main purpose of such pronouns in context is to avoid repetition and make the conversation more palatable.

Speaking about personal pronouns, it is important to note that they are divided into two groups, which consist of nominative And object case.

Note! The Russian language is rich in cases - there are as many as six of them. As for the English language, everything is simpler here - there are only two cases: nominative and objective.

Objective case pronouns in English

The personal pronoun is often used as an object in sentences. Complements are what an action is performed on or with. Pronouns of this nature are used in the objective case. And it’s no secret that the Objective case will have a completely different form than the one that the Nominative case has.

On a note! Objective case in English replaces as many as 5 cases in Russian! Namely - prepositional, instrumental, accusative, dative, genitive.

From this it is easy to conclude that one Objective case answers all those questions that are answered by five cases in the Russian language, namely - By whom? To whom? Whom? About whom?

For example:

She is my sister but I don’t understand her => She is my sister, but I don’t understand her.

She (she) is a Nominative case, her is an Objective case. But! The pronoun her can also be translated as about her, by her, to her .

Give it to her => Give it to her.

I want to go with her => I want to go with her.

I think of her everytime => I constantly think about her.

Comparative table of personal pronouns in the nominative and objective cases

Nominative case	objective case
I => I	Me => me, me, me
You => you (you)	You => you, you, you, you, you, you
He => he	Him => him, him, him
She => she	Her => her, her, her
It => it (he, she)	It => him, his, them
We => we	Us => us, us, us
They => they	Them => them, them, them

Examples:

We wanted to come with them but they didn’t propose us => We wanted to come with them, but they didn’t offer us.

Mary asked him not to speak in such a way => Mary asked him not to speak in such a way.

I give you all the best but only if you will listen to me => I will give you all the best, but only if you listen to me.

Let's sum it up

The topic of object pronouns in English (Object Pronouns) is an interesting and educational material for anyone who wants to expand their knowledge of English and learn to speak competently. Before you learn object pronouns, you need to learn personal pronouns, which serve as the basis for creating Object ones. In an objective sense, this is understandable - first you need to learn how to build a foundation, and then a house. Theory, practice and exercises will help you cope effectively with the task and give brilliant results. Good luck and new achievements!

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