Personal Pronouns (Subject, Object, and Possessive): Test Review

Personal Pronouns: Subject and Object Pronouns

The differences of their uses and structure

The subject pronouns are...

• I

• We

• You

• He

• She

• They

Subject Pronouns

The subject pronouns replace (or substitute) the name of the subject in a sentence with a subject pronoun.

Review the following sentences:

Louis loves to stay in his house every weekend.

• Louis is the subject of the sentence.

• Substitution: He loves to stay in his house every weekend. ("He" replaces "Louis.")

Charles and Adam live in the same city.

• Charles and Adam are the subjects of the sentence.

• Substitution: They live in the same city. ("They" replaces "Charles and Adam.")

The students and I only speak English.

• The students and I are the subjects of the sentence.

• Substitution: We only speak English. ("We" replaces "The students and I".)
  

Multiple Choice

Replace the subject or subjects of the following sentence with the correct pronoun:

_______ like to watch music videos.

[Hint: Use the picture to help you.]

Multiple Choice

Replace the subject or subjects of the following sentence with the correct pronoun:

The neighbor's dog likes to bark.

• You like to bark.

• It likes to bark.

• He likes to bark

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence:

Miriam loves Lucas.

Replace the underlined subject with the correct pronoun.

[Hint: Miriam is female.]

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject pronoun to complete this sentence:

_______ works every Friday at night.

[Hint: Use the picture to help you.]

Fill in the Blanks

Gary said hello to Mollie in the hallway.

, the boy, began to blush, afterwards.

Fill in the Blanks

Maria is my cousin.

likes to play badminton.

Fill in the Blanks

You are a lecturer.

teach at the university.

Multiple Choice

Dr. McGregor works in a hospital. ___ is a doctor.

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

Multiple Choice

My name is Nadia. ___ have two brothers.

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

Examples:

My mother sends text messages to communicate with her friends.

She sends text messages to communicate with her friends.

Does she send text messages to communicate with her friends?

Remember:

We use the subject pronouns (I, you, we, they, he, she, it) BEFORE the verb (except when we switch a subject and a verb when there is a question).

Multiple Choice

You are Dina. ___ are a brave girl.

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

Multiple Choice

Nicolly and I are friends. ___ go to the same school.

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

Multiple Choice

My uncles are lecturers. ___ teach at the university.

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

Multiple Choice

Joe is my cousin. ___ is ten years old.

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

Multiple Choice

Cindy and Gary love to read. ___ go to the library every week.

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

Multiple Choice

You have many birds. ___ keep them in cages.

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

Multiple Choice

Ajit and I are cousins. ___ like to play football.

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

The object pronouns are...

• me

• us

• you

• him

• her

• them

Object Pronouns

The object pronouns replace (or substitute) the name of the object in a sentence with an object pronoun.

Review the following sentences:

Louis loves his mother

• Mother is the object of the sentence (receives the action of the verb love).

• Substitution: Louis loves her. ("her" replaces "his mother.")

Charles and Adam drank some soda.

• Soda is the object of the sentence (receives the action of the verb drank).

• Substitution: Charles and Adam drank it. ("it" replaces "some soda.")

The students and I learned the new vocabulary words last week.

• Words is the subject of the sentence (receives the action of the verb learned).

• Substitution: The students and I learned them last week. ("them" replaces "the new vocabulary words.")
  

Example:

Mary took a picture in the park.

The object in a sentence is who are what is receiving the action from the subject.

​In this case the subject of the sentence is Mary because Mary took a picture; she did the action. The object in this case is picture because it is what Mary took.

How do we identify

the subject and object in a sentence?

The subject is the person or things that complete the action.

The object is who or what is receiving the action of the verb.

Lucas hugged his girlfriend.

Example:

Subject

Verb

Object

We can substitute "his girlfriend" with an object pronoun.

The object pronouns are...

• me

• us

• you

• him

• her

• them

• ...or it

Now, we can replace the subject and object with pronouns (if we want to).

Lucas hugged his girlfriend.

Example:

Subject

Verb

Object

He hugged her.

Subject

Object

Verb

​Important Note: Object pronouns come after the verb in English.

Multiple Choice

Replace the underlined object with the correct pronoun.

Miriam loves Lucas.

[Hint: Lucas is a boy.]

Multiple Choice

Replace the underlined object with the correct pronoun.

Mrs. Thompson corrected the student for playing games during class.

[Hint: The student in the picture is a boy.]

Multiple Choice

Replace the underlined object with the correct pronoun.

Billy and I saw Cindy at the bus stop yesterday.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence correctly uses subject pronouns?

• My mother and me went to the supermarket.

• My mother and I went to the supermarket.

• My mother and my went to the supermarket.

Multiple Choice

Do you know that man? Do you know _______________?

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

Multiple Choice

She gave _______________ a birthday gift. I really like it.

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

Multiple Choice

Do you feel okay? Can I help _______________?

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

Multiple Choice

My new neighbors are very friendly. I really like _______________.

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

Multiple Choice

I need to find my book. Where did you put _______________?

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

Fill in the Blanks

Do you know that man? Do you know

?

Fill in the Blanks

She gave

a birthday gift. I really like it.

Fill in the Blanks

My new neighbors are very friendly. I really like

.

Fill in the Blanks

Do you feel okay? Can I help

?

Fill in the Blanks

I need to find my book. Where did you put

?

Fill in the Blanks

Ghostbusters is a great movie. You will enjoy

for sure!

Remember:

The subject pronouns are normally before the verb.

The object pronouns are normally after the verb.

• I

• We

• You

• He

• She

• They

• me

• us

• you

• him

• her

• them

He hugged her.

Subject

Verb

Object

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct pronoun for the object of the sentence, Jenny:

Jenny and Bobby invited _____ to the party.

Multiple Choice

Replace the underlined subject with the correct pronoun.

Yesterday, Mrs. Thompson corrected the student for playing games during class.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct pronoun for the subjects of the sentence, Bobby and Jenny:

Last week, _____ invited Sheila to the party.

Possessive Pronouns

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to...

• Identify possessive pronouns.

• Use possessive pronouns correctly.

• Distinguish possessive pronouns from other personal pronouns such as subject pronouns and object pronouns.

Possessive Pronouns

• Possessive pronouns are pronouns that indicate possession: who owns (or possesses) what. That is, they are used to point out that something belongs to someone. They are usually used at the end of a sentence.

• Just like the other personal pronouns that we have reviewed, possessive pronouns do not use an article (the, a, or an).

Possessive Pronouns

• mine

• yours

• his

• hers

• ours

• yours

• theirs

• Although possessive pronouns show possession, or ownership, of something, you do not use an apostrophe with these words.

• Possessive nouns replace nouns that show ownership.

Possessive Pronouns

• This chart shows how the different pronouns are similar and how the forms change, depending on what you want to say in a sentence.

Let's practice with possessive pronouns!

Multiple Choice

I bought a saxophone.

It’s _______.

• ours

• yours

• his

• mine

Multiple Choice

Dad, your donut looks delicious, but it’s _______, not mine.

• yours

• ours

• hers

• his

Multiple Choice

Bart and Lisa were enjoying their ice cream, but Lisa dropped hers. Bart was nice and gave some of ___ to Lisa.

• mine

• theirs

• his

• hers

Multiple Choice

My mother carries an umbrella to work everyday. Everyone at her job knows it is ____ because it is so colorful!

• hers

• his

• theirs

• its

Multiple Choice

We bought the groceries last night at the grocery store. They are ______.

• hers

• mine

• ours

• its

Multiple Choice

Have you seen Sandra? I think these shoes are _____ because they are not mine.

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

Multiple Choice

The teacher asked Billy, "I see Cindy's homework, but where is _______?"

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

Multiple Choice

My jacket is blue, but _____ is red. (Hint: The picture will help you.)

• Option a
• Option b
• Option c
• Option d

Multiple Choice

Her name is Andrea, but ____ is Homer Simpson.

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d

Multiple Choice

We bought the cookies. The cookies are _____.

• Option a

• Option b

• Option c

• Option d