Personal Pronouns
Figure 1.2
Personal Pronouns are the pronouns that represent you, the person or people you are addressing, and the people or things you are talking about.
First person refers to the speaker(s) or writer(s)
("I" for singular, "we" for plural).
Second person refers to the person or people being spoken or written to
("you" for both singular and plural).
Third person refers to the person or people being spoken or written about
("he," "she," and "it" for singular, "they" for plural).
First person refers to the speaker(s) or writer(s)
("I" for singular, "we" for plural).
Second person refers to the person or people being spoken or written to
("you" for both singular and plural).
Third person refers to the person or people being spoken or written about
("he," "she," and "it" for singular, "they" for plural).
Rules!
Rule # 1
Use a subject pronoun in spots where you have a compound subject (more than one subject)
Incorrect : My brother and me are Star Wars fanatics.
Correct : My brother and I are Star Wars fanatics.
Rule # 2
Use a subject pronoun after forms of the verb be. Forms of be include am, are, is, was, were, has, have, has been, have been and others.
It was I who bought that macaroons
It maybe they in that red car
It is he
Gram-Mama-Mia knows that it may sound strange because you have been using it in conversation. However, in the formal writing, the grammatically correct forms are still preferred!
Rule # 3
Anything after preposition must use Object Pronouns
This is between you and me
I got in line behind her
Rule # 4
Use subject pronouns after than and as. The subject pronoun is used because verb is understood after the pronoun
Sarimah sings better than I (sing)
We don't need the bicycle as much as they (do)
Use a subject pronoun in spots where you have a compound subject (more than one subject)
Incorrect : My brother and me are Star Wars fanatics.
Correct : My brother and I are Star Wars fanatics.
Rule # 2
Use a subject pronoun after forms of the verb be. Forms of be include am, are, is, was, were, has, have, has been, have been and others.
It was I who bought that macaroons
It maybe they in that red car
It is he
Gram-Mama-Mia knows that it may sound strange because you have been using it in conversation. However, in the formal writing, the grammatically correct forms are still preferred!
Rule # 3
Anything after preposition must use Object Pronouns
This is between you and me
I got in line behind her
Rule # 4
Use subject pronouns after than and as. The subject pronoun is used because verb is understood after the pronoun
Sarimah sings better than I (sing)
We don't need the bicycle as much as they (do)