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Subject and object
pronouns |
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PS = Pronoun (Subject); V = Verb |
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PS V |
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If the weather is good, Ellen and I will go to the beach |
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Remember that the following pronouns are
subject pronouns: |
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PLURAL
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I
you
she
he
it |
we
you
they |
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Avoid using an object pronoun as a subject. |
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PS = Pronoun (Subject) |
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it BE PS |
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It is
he
whom the company has promoted |
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Avoid using an object pronoun instead of a subject pronoun after the verb
BE. |
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S = Subject; V = Verb; PO =
Pronoun (Object) |
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S V
PO |
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He asked us, Jane and me, whether we were
happy |
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Remember that the following pronouns are
object pronouns: |
| SINGULAR
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PLURAL
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me
you
her
him
it |
us
you
them |
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Avoid using a subject pronoun as an object. |
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PO = Pronoun (Object); V = Verb |
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Let
PO
V |
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Let us, you and me, try to reach an agreement |
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Avoid using a subject pronoun after let. |
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EXAMPLE: |
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Incorrect: |
It was her whom everyone wanted to win.
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Correct: |
It was
she whom everyone wanted to win. |
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