subject pronouns

Who does it

Subject pronouns are the forms of pronouns used when the pronoun is the subject of a verb: I, you, he, she, it, we, they.

These contrast with object pronouns (me, him, her, us, them), which follow verbs or prepositions.

She called him uses both: she as subject, him as object.

In casual speech, object pronouns often replace subject pronouns after linking verbs: It's me rather than the formal It is I.

Related
  • sheThat woman there
  • first personGrammatical self-reference perspective
  • itNeuter third-person pronoun
  • usWe, as object
  • royal weRuler's self-referential plural

third person · verbs · pronouns · you · you all · personal pronouns · plural · formal address · singular · second person · we · thou · myself · ye · me · antecedent · demonstratives · him

Categories
Opposites
grammatical case function

subject pronounsobject pronouns

Words replacing noun recipients

possessive pronouns · reflexive pronouns

grammatical category type

subject pronounsproper nouns

Names of specific entities

common nouns · noun phrases · substantives

Family

subject, pronoun, subject pronoun

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