Subjective, Objective, and Possessive Pronouns

Subjective Pronouns

• Take place of the noun

• Receives the action of the verb

• Shows ownership

Objective Pronoun

• Takes place of the noun

• Receives the action of the verb

• Shows ownership or possession

Possessive Pronoun

• Takes the place of the noun

• Receives the action of the verb

• Shows ownership or possession of

Identify the subjective pronoun in the following sentence:

He rode his bike all the way over there.

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Answer explanation

"He" is correct because it takes the place of a noun (someones name).

Identify the objective pronoun in the following sentence:

My cat ate it yesterday.

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Answer explanation

"It" is correct because it takes the place of the object in the sentence (food).

Identify the possessive pronoun in the following sentence:

Sally said that her mom slept in that morning, and that was why she was late to school.

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Answer explanation

"Her" is correct because it is identifying the mom as specifically Sally's mother.

Which of the following is a subjective pronoun?

• his

• your

• my

• I

Which of the following is an objective pronoun?

• mine

• her

• she

• they