Subjective

Pronouns
What is a pronoun?

A pronoun is a word that takes the

place of a noun.
They can be subjects, direct objects,
indirect objects, object of the
prepositions, and more
Example: Jenny went to the store.
She went to the store.
Personal pronouns

SUBJECT PRONOUNS

First Person Second Third Person

Person
Singular I you she, he, it
Plural we you they
Using Subjective
Pronouns
SUBJECTIVE PERSONAL PRONOUNS
SHOULD ALWAYS BE USED WHEN THEY
ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE
OR WHEN THEY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW
A LINKING VERB.
Why?
READ THIS SENTENCE. THEN DECIDE WHICH PRONOUN IS
THE CORRECT CHOICE.

John and (I, me) went to the store.

Many people will make the mistake of using

me in the above sentence. However, cover
up the words John and. Now, read the
sentence using me. It sounds very
incorrect. I becomes the obvious choice.
 Compound subjects
A COMPOUND SUBJECT IS MADE UP OF TWO OR MORE
SUBJECTS THAT ARE CONNECT BY AND, BUT, OR OR AND
SHARE THE SAME VERB.

John and I went to the store.

John and I are John and I

the compound share the verb
subject went
 It gets harder!
READ THIS SENTENCE. THEN DECIDE WHICH PRONOUN IS
THE CORRECT CHOICE.

The best basketball players are (her and me, she and
I).
Many people will make the mistake of using
her and me in the above sentence.
However, the verb are is a linking verb;
therefore, subjective pronouns needs to be
used. She and I is the correct answer.
 Why use subjective pronouns
after linking verbs?
We use subjective pronouns after linking verbs because a
linking verb shows that the subject is equal to what comes
after the verb.

The best basketball players = she and I

If we compare this to math class:
2+2 = 4
Just like in math, both sides of the sentence or equation
equal each other. Because they equal each other, we can
reverse the equation (just like in math).
4=2+2
Subjective pronouns & Linking
Verb

The best basketball players = she and I

Or we can reverse the sentence:

She and I = best basketball players

She and I are the best basketball players.

 Subjective pronouns & Linking
Verb
Because we can make the pronoun the subject, we need to
always use subjective pronouns after linking verbs.

My related arts teachers are she and he.

teachers = she and he

She and he = teachers

She and he are my related art teachers.

 Guided Practice
Read each sentence and make the correct pronoun choice.

1. Miles and (they, them) went to the basketball

game.
2. (Casey and him, Casey and he) was injured.

3. The players that fouled them are (they, them).

4. (We, us) players were astonished.

5. The writer of this report is (him, he).

 Guided Practice
Read each sentence and make the correct pronoun choice
to replace the underlined word

1. Jenny went to the store to buy milk.

2. The movie starts at 7:00PM.

3. The football player on the team is Kyle.

4. Sarah and Jack ran around the track for practice.

5. The photographer hung his photos up to dry.