Subject And Object Case Pronouns

What are the seven object pronouns?

“Me, you, him, her, it, us, them” are the personal object pronouns in English.“You” and “it” are also subject pronouns (along with “I, he, she, we, they”).Other pronouns exist which can be used as objects but they are not personal pronouns, as the above are. These include “whom,” which is an interrogative pronoun (as well as a relative pronoun). Other pronouns include “one another” and “each other,” which are reciprocal pronouns. Another subclass of pronouns are called reflexive pronouns, including “myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.” These are rarely (if ever) used as subject pronouns. (If they are used as subject pronouns, it is only in nonstandard dialects, e.g. “Himself was here.”)

How will you choose the personal pronoun: subject or object?

Personal Pronoun as subject of the verb.1. You look happy .2. It was I .3.You are a decent gentleman.4.He loves his mother. (Subject – he)5. I ( subject ) met ( verb ) your wife.6. They are simply great.7.I saw the setting sun.8. We hate children who are cruel.9. She has not kept her promise.10. They are our good neighbours.Personal Pronoun as Object of the verb.1.Help me! (Here the object pronoun ‘me’ is the direct object.)2.Kill him! (Here again the object pronoun ‘him’ is the direct object.)3. His mother loves him. (Object – him)4.Forgive us our sins.5.I struck him a severe blow.6,He gave me a fruit .7. She came to us .8.All work was done by you and me .9. Our relatives befooled us.10. I called her to my cabin.A great way to find an Subject :Put the following question to the verb.Verb +who or what = subject .A great way to find an object.1. Subject + verb+ what = Object ( answer is a thing )2. Subject + verb+ whom = Object( answer is a person )3. Subject + verb+ to whom = Object ( answer is a person )4. Subject + verb+ to what = Object ( answer is a thing )5. Subject + verb+ for whom = Object( answer is a person )6. Subject + verb+ for what = Object( answer is a thing )

Can we use object pronouns as the subjects of the sentences?

All nominative case nouns and pronouns may be used as the subject of a sentence. Examples of pronouns in the nominative case:IYouHeSheItWeTheyNoun infinitives may be used as the subject of a sentence. Example: To travel is fun.The objective case/accusative case nouns and pronouns are direct objects or objects of prepositions. Examples of pronouns in the objective case:MeYouHimHerItUsThemObjective case pronouns may not be used as the subject of a sentence.

Why do we use the objective case of a pronoun after preposition?

In English, the noun which comes after a preposition is grammatically defined as “the object of the preposition.” For example, in these phrases:down the streetin my opinionfrom Russiathe words “street, opinion, Russia” are objects of prepositions.Nouns do not change form in English depending on whether they are subjects or objects, but personal pronouns do. When a pronoun follows a preposition, and becomes its “object,” it must be in the “object” form, not the “subject” form.toward herbetween him and meabout usThe same or similar usage is found in German, Spanish, and other Indo-European languages.

Why is there an objective case for English pronouns? It seems largely irrelevant due to fixed word order.

Every language is full of historical forms whose original function has changed. Perfectly normal. You are right, you don’t need to have contrasting subject and object forms of personal pronouns (you is a good example of this—it has only one form); but at an earlier time, before fixed word order, these different forms were required. They are no longer required, but they are a part of the language, just like irregular plurals and the comparative form of adjectives, which functioned with pairs (versus units or plurals, which the other two degrees correspond to). So chill out, and stop expecting language structure and usage to be logical; sometimes it is, sometimes it isn’t. And you know what? No one even notices.

Why do people find it hard to use subject pronouns in plural subjects (“me and her go” versus “I go” and “she goes”), and they have the same problem with plural objects (“gave to she and I” versus “gave to me” and “gave to her”)?

When you see a huge discrepancy between the language used and the language prescribed, it’s a good idea to sit back and wonder why,As you say, when we start a sentence we should use a subject, therefore if we want to substitute a pronoun in place of a noun, we need the subjective case.Look carefully at the pronouns in English which have not undergone dramatic reduction.I-meyou-youhe-himshe-herit-itwe-usthey-themWhy do you suppose ‘you’ and ‘it’ have the same form in both subject and object cases? They no longer have distinctive cases. That means we don’t really know if people are using them correctly or not. (I highly suspect that they are not.)It also indicates that these two pronouns are used most frequently. (‘I’ is actually used more often than ‘you’, but consider the human ego and you’ll soon discover why that pronoun set will probably never mutate!)So why can’t we just do the mental flip-flop, subject-I-object-me etc.? It seems an easy enough task.Now think about what you do before you utter a phrase. Even if it’s only a nano-second, you form a thought. If you are going to speak about a person, you’ll form an image of ‘him’ or ‘her’ in your mind. The first ‘pronouns’ that come out of your mouth referring to these people are going to be transformations of your images of that person in your mind. You are, figuratively speaking, pointing at ‘him’ or ‘’her’. So you say, “Me and him are going now”. (OK, maybe not you, but most of us have said this in a relaxed setting once or twice in our lives.)To transform your mental pointing image into a grammatically correct statement on the spot in a totally relaxed setting is a linguistic feat and anyone who says that they never make this error is delusional.