Object and subject pronouns in English. Pronouns after except and but

Object pronouns in English language 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 prepositions. 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!

And numerals, which serve to connect words in a sentence. But cases in English, which are variants of the same word (word form), still exist. Fortunately, there are only 3 of them: objective, subjective and possessive. Let's talk about each one of them. C'mon.

Subjective and objective cases in English

To understand the concept objective case, we'll have to go back in time and remember a little school course Russian language. We all remember that the subject is a word in the nominative case. As for the rest of the nouns and pronouns in the sentence, they will most often be objects. In English everything follows the same principle. A pronoun or noun is either the subject ( subject), or an addition ( object). Recall that the subject answers the question “who?” So what"? (Nominative case). It's easy to guess that subject will stand in subjective case, A additions- V objective case.

A man saw a dog near a building.

There are 3 nouns in this sentence: a man, a dog and a building.
At the first place, as always, is subject for which it is used subjective case in English. Followed by addition a dog, which, accordingly, is in objective case. As can be seen from the example, the form of the noun has not changed.

Object case for pronouns

With nouns everything is simple - they do not change their form for both cases (subjective and objective). But pronouns have their own special form in case they do not take the place of the subject:

I saw him, and he saw me.

Possessive case in English

If everything is more or less clear with the subjective and objective cases, since they correspond to the case forms of the Russian language, then we do not have the possessive case. We answer questions of belonging (“whose?”, “whose?”, “whose?”, “whose?”) with an adjective. And in English this function is performed by the category of case of nouns and pronouns.

However, the implementation of the possessive function will be different for nouns and pronouns.

To indicate ownership of nouns, use "" s“Moreover, the ending is added to the noun to which something belongs.

This is my mother's bag
This is mom's bag.

If noun ends with hissing or " s", then they simply add apostrophe :

I"ll take my parents" car.
I'll take my parents' car.

It should be distinguished possessive «" s» from verb abbreviations « is» — «" s».

I like John's new blazer.

Whose new blazer is it? Jonah, that's why John's — possessive noun John.

I think John's right.

What is John doing? Is right, so John's — reduction from John is right.

Now let's look at some special cases of using the possessive ending "" s»:

• If the plural form of a noun ends not on « s", then we use the full version of the possessive ending - apostrophe + « s": mouse - mice. The main character is mice"s King.- The main character is the King of Mouse.
• In English there are compound nouns consisting of several words. As a rule, they are written with a hyphen. to such words "" s" is added after the very last word: We all waited for The-Boy-Who-Lived's speech.- We were all waiting for the speech of the boy who lived.

The possessive case of inanimate nouns is formed using the preposition “ of", not endings "" s" (the headquarter of the company). But there are exceptions for:

• Planets - Jupiter's size.
• Newspapers and organizations - Times's editor UNESCO's operation.
• Distances and times - ten meter"s height,a minute"s business.
• Seasons and months - summer's sadness, July's hit.
• Cities and countries - Minsk's Main Square, Russian"s elite force.

Words like nature, ship, nation, country,car, water, city, boat, ocean and town - ship's crew, nation's pride car's engine etc.

Pronouns to express belonging also have their own form:

My son is the smartest in his class.
My son is the smartest in his class.

As can be seen from the example, a possessive pronoun must be followed by a noun. However, pronouns have an absolute form, which allows them to be used without a noun or in a different position (not just in front).

He was a friend of mine.
He was my friend.

Where are your socks? -I don't know, but yours are there.
Where are your socks? - I don’t know, but yours are there.

That's all absolute forms of possessives pronouns:

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Conclusion

Cases in English perform slightly different functions than in Russian. This can cause difficulties when translating and trying to express your thoughts. But there are only three of them, and the method of formation is easier than in the Russian language - you do not need to remember the spelling of endings, based on such complex concepts as declension, gender and number.

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Object pronouns
Pronouns in the objective case

When some action is directed to personal pronouns or there is a preposition before it, then we can no longer use the nominative case: I, he, she, etc. In this case, they must be placed in the so-called objective case. For example, you cannot say She loves he or Do you see I? All we need to do is remember the object pronouns and use them correctly in a sentence. Let's present them in the form of a table.

I-me you - you he-him she-her it - it we - us they - them

me, me you, you him, him her, her his, him, her, her, this us, us them, them

Examples:

Bring me the key - Bring me the key
Do you see him? - Do you see him?
It is for them - This is for them
Give it to her - Give it to her

Don't say: Do you see he? or It is for they.

Say it yourself in English:

This is for me?
They're talking about us
Can you tell him that I'm waiting for him?
I can't live without her

As you can see, object pronouns are equivalent to Russian pronouns in different cases, except for the nominative. This topic is completely simple and does not require special in-depth. However, there are special cases of using object pronouns. For example, when we need to use a pronoun in combination with the construction it´s....

It´s me - This is me
It´s him - This is him

Or if we want to use a pronoun not in a coherent sentence, but separately. But this only applies to the pronoun me.

Who wants to ride a bicycle? - Who wants to ride a bike?
- Me - I

We like playing basketball - We love playing basketball
- Me too - Me too

However, if we want to use several pronouns at once that serve as the subject, then these pronouns will only appear in the nominative case.

You and I - You and I
He and she - He and she

Don't say: you and me (if it's a subject)

Exercises
Exercises

Exercise 1
Write the correct pronouns in the objective case

1. Do you want to go to Spain with... (I)?
2. Where are you? I don't see ... (you);
3. She doesn't listen to ... (he);
4. Tell ... (I) the truth;
5. These dictionaries are very small. I don't need ... ;
6. Your parents know where your bicycle is. Ask... ;
7. We don"t know anything about ... (she);
8. Do you remember... (we)?

Exercise 2
Answer the questions affirmatively and then negatively using object pronouns.

1. Does she know you? - ... ;
2. Do you live with them? - ... ;
3. Does Pete read books about war? - ... ;
4. Do your friends call you and your brother? - ... ;
5. Does Jack love Mary? - ... ;
6. Will you write to Patrick? - ... ;
7. Is she looking for a new job? - ... ;
8. Do you remember your grandparents? - ... ;
9. Does Mr. Smith teach you English? - ... ;
10. Can you bring me the money, please? - ... .

Exercise 3
Translate the sentences into English

1. Do you believe me?
2. Look at her;
3. Now we are waiting for them;
4. I hate him;
5. Do you wanna come with me?
6. I'm doing this just for you;
7. Give me this book;
8. Are you going to call him?
9. I will never forget them;
10. Jason thinks about her.

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!

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 4. 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 5. 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 6. 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.

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

Exercise 5.

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 6.

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

Pronouns.

Ex. 1.1. Insert appropriate personal pronouns.

1. Ben is a little boy. …is six.

2. Jane is a house-wife ( housewife ). ... is lazy ( lazy ).

3. Max is a soldier. ... is brave.

4. Lily is a young woman. …is very beautiful.

5. Alice is late. … is in a traffic jam ( in a traffic jam ).

6. Nick and Ann are far from Moscow. …are on a farm.

7. This is Ben's room. ... is nice.

8. These are new books. … are interesting.

9. This is Elsa. … is a student.

10. Nick and Max are students. … are students of a Moscow university.

11. The rooms are small but… are light and warm.

12. The new flat is comfortable but … is far from the university.

13. Jack has many French books. …likes to read French very much.

14. Hans is a new student. ... is German.

15. Alice and Jane are new secretaries. ... are not lazy.

Ex. 1.2. Insert appropriate personal pronouns in the suggested answers to the questions.

1. Is your house new? – Yes, ... is.

2. Are the students at the English lesson now? - Yes, ... are.

3. Is your university in Green Street? – Yes, ... is.

4. Are Helen and Bess your sisters? – Yes, ... are.

5. Is Ben's sister an engineer? – Yes, … is.

6. Are the pencils red? – No, ... are not.

7. Is this room comfortable? - No, ... isn't.

8. Are the textbooks on the shelf? - Yes, ... are.

9. Does the girl often visit the museum? – No, ... doesn't.

10. Does this pen write well? – Yes, ... does.

11. Is Ben on holiday now? – No, ... isn't.

12. Is Helen nice? - Yes, … is.

13. Are you an engineer? - Yes, … am.

Ex. 1.3. Replace the highlighted words with personal pronouns in the objective case.

1. I likeNick .

2. We likeBess.

3. He likesice-cream .

4.Can you showthe pictures toBen ?

5. You can tellHelen my e-mail address.

6. Are you interested infootball ?

7. I want to buytwo bottles of milk forBess .

8. Do you want to play tennis withBen ?

9. We must speak toNick .

10. You should inviteHelen and Bess to your house for dinner.

11. Do you knowMary ?

12. TellNick aboutyour plan .

13. I seemy friends every day.

Ex. 1.4. Insert appropriate personal pronouns in the objective case.

1. Where is Nick? I want to play tennis with… .

2. Bess is here. Do you want to speak to…?

3. My sister speaks French. She learns...at school.

4. Look at that man. Do you know...?

5. Do you want to read this newspaper? I can give…to….

6. If you see Ben and Bess, please, don't tell ... anything.

7. We want to phone Helen and invite ... to the party.

Ex. 1.5. Replace the highlighted words with personal pronouns in the nominative or objective case.

1. The vase is on the table.

2. Mother often sendsBen to buy milk.

3.AreBess and Helen ready to dothe work ?

4. Nick and Ben spendtheir holidays at the seaside.

5. The man is in the park.

6. The managers are not at work now.

7 . Helen and I are good friends.

8. IsBen at the lesson now?

9.Where isthe calculator ?

10. The newspapers are on the table.

11. The child is in the garden withhis mother.

12. Our parents are always glad to see us.

13. My brother and I are good football players.

14. Bess knowsBen.

15. I seethe picture very well.

16. The students have lectures every day.

17. The boy playsfootball every Sunday.

18. The teacher asksthe students .

19. The students writetests every week.

20. Look atthe picture !

21. I havethe book at home.

22. Max wants to speak toHelen.

Ex. 1.6. Replace the highlighted words with possessive pronouns.

1. This isBen's room.

2. This isHelen's hat.

3. Here ismy parents" house.

4. Nick's mother is an economist.

5.Where ismy brother's bag?

6. I likeHelen's car.

7 . Ann's books are on the table.

8 This student's sister is my friend.

9. My sister's house is not far fromBen's house.

10. Where isthe children's room?

11. Ann's brothers study at the university.

12. These boys' fathers don't work at the factory.

13. Here ismy sister's flat.

Control . 1.7. Paste possessive pronouns .

1. Is your bag new? - Yes, … bag is new.

2. I like... hat, Ann.

3. Don't plant this tree! … branch is broken.

4. Max, you have a new job. Do you like…new job?

5. …friends always tell me everything.

6. Our dog likes to run after ... tail.

Ex. 1.8. Change the following sentences according to the example, using the absolute form of possessive pronouns.

Sample :

This car is my car.

This car is mine.

1. This calculator is my calculator.

2. Is this bicycle your bicycle?

3. These hats are her hats.

4. This room is their room.

5. This dog is our dog.

6. My flat is more comfortable than your flat.

7. Our house is near their house.

8. Which of the dictionaries is your dictionary?

9. Is this book his book?

10. Whose cat is this? Is it her cat or his cat?

Ex. 1.9. Choose the appropriate possessive pronoun.

2. This is our car. It is (our, ours).

3. These are Mary's books. They are (her, hers).

4. White is (my, mine) favorite color.

5. You can't have this book. It is not (your, yours).

6. (Her, Hers) house is big.

7. Is this (your, yours) coat? - No, it is not (my, mine).

8. Are these your friends" books? - Yes, they are (their, theirs).

9. That is (our, ours) house. It is (our, ours).

Ex. 1.1 0 . Change the sentences according to the model using demonstrative pronouns in plural. Make other necessary changes.

Sample:

This girl is a student.

These girls are students.

That boy is brave.

Those boys are brave.

1. This book is French.

2. This girl is in the garden.

3. That map is old.

4. This student is from Great Britain.

5. That flower is beautiful.

6. This is my bag.

7. This is a French text.

8. That room is nice.

9. This film is interesting.