16. OBJECT PRONOUNS

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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