Subject Pronouns and Linking Verbs Explained

The video tutorial explains the use of subject pronouns after linking verbs, highlighting common mistakes and providing examples to clarify the correct usage. It emphasizes that what often sounds right is actually incorrect, and offers strategies to determine the correct pronoun choice. The tutorial reviews linking verbs and subject pronouns, and demonstrates how to rearrange sentences to identify the correct pronoun. The lesson concludes with a reminder to use subject pronouns after linking verbs in quizzes and assignments.

Which of the following is a linking verb?

• run

• jump

• is

• play

What is the correct subject pronoun for the sentence: 'The baby was ___'?

• they

• him

• he

• her

In the sentence 'The teacher is ___', which pronoun should be used?

• they

• he

• her

• him

Why do we use 'he' instead of 'him' in the sentence 'The baby was he'?

• Because 'he' is a linking verb

• Because 'he' is a subject pronoun

• Because 'him' is a linking verb

• Because 'him' is a subject pronoun

Rearrange the sentence 'The teacher is she' to understand the correct pronoun usage.

• The teacher is she

• The teacher is her

• Her is the teacher

• She is the teacher

Which pronoun should be used in the sentence: 'The winner is ___'?

• him

• he

• they

• her

In the sentence 'It was ___ who found the keys', which pronoun is correct?

• him

• he

• they

• her

Why do we use 'he' in the sentence 'It was he who found the keys'?

• Because 'him' is a subject pronoun

• Because 'him' is an object pronoun

• Because 'he' is a subject pronoun

• Because 'he' is an object pronoun

What is the correct pronoun for the sentence: 'It was ___ who spent time reading over the story'?

• he

• him

• they

• her

Which of the following is a subject pronoun?

• us

• he

• them

• me