Object Pronouns
An object pronoun is used as a direct
object, an indirect object, or an
object of a preposition.
Subject Pronouns
Object Pronouns
I (am Batman)
You (are Batman)
He, she, or it (is Batman)
We (are Batman and Catwoman)
They (are Batman and Catwoman)
Me (You scared me.)
You (I scared you.)
Him, Her, It (I scared him, her, or it.)
Us (He scared us.)
Them (We scared them.)
Subject is doing
Object is done to
Direct objects…
• The pronoun receives the action of a verb and
answers the question whom or what.
– Bad storms scare me. (Me is the direct object
because it answers the question: scare whom?)
– Do you like them? (like what? Them)
Indirect Objects…
• The pronoun tells to whom or what or for
whom or what an action is performed.
– Give me an explanation of how hurricanes form.
(Me answers the question: to whom? And
explanation is what is being given so it is the
indirect object.)
– I told him the story of Hurricane Floyd.
Objects of a Preposition…
• The pronoun follows a preposition (such as
to, from, for, against, by, or about).
– When he sees big storms, he runs from them.
(from is the preposition and them is the object)
– The storm is coming straight at us.
• Always use object pronouns after the
preposition between
– It’s a contest between him and me. (NOT between
he and I.)
Let’s Practice
Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence. Is
it a subject or an object?
My brother and (me, I) read that Floyd was 600
miles across and had winds of 155 miles an
hour.
Let’s Practice
Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence. Is
it a subject or an object?
My brother and I read that Floyd was 600 miles
across and had winds of 155 miles an hour.
I is the subject. It is doing the reading not
receiving it. The reading is not done to I
Let’s Practice
Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence. Is
it a subject or an object?
Gerald Keith is a U.S. sailor; the hurricane gave
(he, him) the scare of his life.
Let’s Practice
Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence. Is
it a subject or an object?
Gerald Keith is a U.S. sailor; the hurricane gave
him the scare of his life.
Him is the object. It answers the question: gave
to whom?
On Your Own
• T.O.T.D.
– Language Network Page 64 (5-10)
Finish Vocabulary Workshop Pages 24-26
Raymond’s Run Reading Slip
Frayer Model/Read