What are object pronouns?
An object pronoun, also called objective pronoun, functions as the object of a verb or preposition, as distinguished from a subject or subjective pronoun, which is the subject of a verb.
Examples:
· He begged her to live with him. (her is the object of the verb begged and him is the object of the preposition with)
· She told them the truth. (them is the object of the verb told)
Object pronouns are used instead of object nouns, usually because we already know what the object is.
· She's my friend. I really enjoy being with her.
· I like this film. I saw it last week.
Object Pronouns
Object pronouns in English are the following:
me, you, him, her, it, us, them
Object pronouns come after either a verb (e.g "like") or a preposition (e.g "to").
Examples:
· I like you but you don't like me.
· Do you really hate her?
· She loves sitting next to him.
· She always writes e-mails to us.
· He's talking to her about it.
Object pronouns differ from:
· subject pronouns,
· possessive adjectives,
· possessive pronouns,
· and reflexive pronouns.
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