ESL Pronouns - Subjects and Objects

A pronoun...

• describes a noun

• a person, place, or thing

• an action

• takes the place of a noun

I, you, he, she, it, we, they

• subject pronouns

• object pronouns

• verbs

• adjectives

me, you, him, her, it, us, them

• subject pronouns

• object pronouns

• verbs

• adjectives

EVERY sentence MUST have two of these... which ones?

• Subject

• Object

• Verb

• Adjective

The most common order of an English sentence is...

• Verb - Object - Subject

• Subject - Verb - Object

• Object - Subject - Verb

• Object - Verb - Subject

Anna gave $5 to her little brother to buy some chips.

The underlined noun is the...

• subject

• object

Anna gave $5 to her little brother to buy some chips.

The underlined noun is the...

• subject

• object

Anna gave $5 to her little brother to buy some chips.

The underlined noun is the...

• subject

• object

Anna gave $5 to her little brother to buy some chips.

Replace the underlined noun with a pronoun.

• She

• Her

• It

• Them

Anna gave $5 to her little brother to buy some chips.

Replace the underlined noun with a pronoun.

• he

• him

• It

• Them