Introduction

The subject of a sentence is the person or thing acting the verb:

I	eat.
Subject	verb

The object of a sentence is the person or thing receiving the action:

I	eat	apples.
Subject	verb	object

or:

I	eat	them.
Subject	verb	object

The subject and the object of a sentence can be nouns or pronouns:

Anna	likes	chocolate.
subject (noun)	verb	object (noun)

or:

She	likes	it.
subject (pronoun)	verb	object (pronoun)

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Subject and object pronouns

	Subject	object
1st person singular	I	me
2nd person singular and plural	you	you
3rd person singular	he	him
	she	her
	it	it
1st person plural	we	us
3rd person plural	they	them

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Practice

Complete the sentences with the correct subject pronoun.

• My brother is clever. is a lawyer.
   
• Ricardo and Guadalupe speak Spanish. are from Argentina.
   
• often visit my aunt. She always bakes me a cake.
   
• Clara is a doctor. works at the hospital.
   

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Complete the sentences with the correct object pronoun.

• Do you like oranges? No, I hate .
   
• We are worried. Please help .
   
• I don't like football. I never watch .
   
• Robert is working here now. Do you like .
   

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Further practice

Complete the sentences with the correct answer from a, b, c or d:

• Can you hear ____ ?


I me she they



• ____ go out every Saturday.


Us Them We Her



• ____ rains every day.


We They It Us



• ____ catch ____ in the sea.


Them / they You / we Me / you They / them



• My dog loves ____ .


we I them they



• ____ called ____.


She / her Her / her He / she She / he

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