Object Pronouns

The seven basic pronouns have one form when they are used as subjects and another form when they are used as objects.

Object pronouns: Me , You , His , Her , Its , Us , Them

Subject pronouns: I ,  You , He , She , It , We , They

Object pronouns are usually placed after the verb or the preposition.

Prepositions: for, with, to:

Examples:

• She pays me. ( Verb = pays,  Op = me ) 
• He cheats us. ( Verb = cheats, Op = us ) 
• I talk to you. ( Proposition = to, Op = you ) 
• This gift is for her.  ( Preposition = for, Op = her ) 
• I spoke with him. ( Preposition = with, Op = him )

We use object pronouns to make the sentence more clearer to understand and to avoid repetition.

Examples:

• She likes him
• She walks with us.
• Cats love me.
• We want them to eat.
• I like her.

The Object Pronoun - It

Only use the object pronoun "it" when the object has already been previously mentioned.

 

Are you going to eat it?  

( The listener has no idea what the "it" is referring to. )

 
That apple looks delicious.  

Are you going to eat it? 

( The listener now knows about the "it", the "it" being the apple.)