Good morning, dear students! Today I'm back to work with my blog posts, and the first new content I want to review is this Tuesday Quick Tip about pronouns. It always surprises me how some of my intermediate and advanced students have never been taught the difference between subject and object pronouns-- it seems to be something that many teachers simply don't cover! So let's look at the differences today.
Before choosing which pronoun to use, we first have to decide if your noun is a subject or an object.
What's the difference between a subject and an object? Look at these images to see the difference!
In the sentence ''I called Andrew'', Who called? Who received the call?
In this case, ''I'' is the subject, and ''Andrew'' is the object.
Now, if I want to use a pronoun for Andrew, I can't just use ''he'', because that's a subject pronoun. We need an object pronoun. Look at the difference:
So, instead of saying, ''Rachel bought Felipe a gift'', we could say ''She bought him a gift''.
Instead of saying, ''Felipe brought Maria a sandwich for lunch'', we could say ''He brought her a sandwich for lunch.''
Also, remember that when we use the verb ''To tell'', we need an object. Often, the object is a person, and an object pronoun makes perfect sense. For example, ''She told him about the party.''
Questions? Leave them in the comments or bring them with you to our next class!
Happy Tuesday and happy studying!
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