This document discusses subject and object pronouns, as well as direct and indirect objects. It defines subject pronouns as replacing nouns in subject position and object pronouns as replacing nouns in object position. Examples are provided of sentences with subjects and objects that are replaced with pronouns. The document then discusses how some sentences have both direct and indirect objects, with the direct object answering "what" and the indirect object answering "to whom." Practice examples are provided for identifying subjects, direct objects, and indirect objects, as well as replacing them with pronouns.
2. Gift Giving
Hi Bob. Happy It’s for me? Oh,
Oh, it’s perfect.
Birthday! This thank you. You
The colors are
gift is for you. I just right for have.
shouldn’t me.
hope you like it.
3. Re-Gifting
Hi Al. Happy
Hey,I whereitdid Well, me? Oh,
For Bob gave
Birthday! I gave to
But have
you get that thanks. me.
it to I really
him!
a gift for you. I like it!
shirt?
hope you like it.
4. Subject Pronouns
A pronoun replaces a noun.
A subject pronoun replaces a noun in
subject position.
Bob loves Linda.
He
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6. Subject and Object Pronouns
Subject Object
Pronouns Pronouns
I me
you you
he him
she her
it it
we us
they them
7. Identify the subjects and objects in
Practice 1 the sentences. Replace them with
pronouns.
Example: Tom fed his baby sister. He fed her.
S O
2. Jennifer got the keys. She got them.
S O
2. The candy is for Michael and me. It is for us.
S O
3. Hormoz and Shemi took the test. They took it.
S O
8. Direct and Indirect Objects 1
Some sentences have two objects following the
verb.
Bob sent roses to his mother.
Direct Object Indirect Object
9. Direct and Indirect Objects 2
To whom did he
What did
send the roses?
Bob send?
Direct objects Indirect
answer the objects
questions answer the
whom or questions to
what. whom or to
what.
Bob sent roses to his mother.
Direct Object Indirect Object
10. Pronouns
Subject Direct Object Indirect Object
Pronouns Pronouns Pronouns
I me me
you you you
he him him
she her her
it it it
we us us
they them them
11. Identify the direct objects (DO)
Practice 2 and (IO) indirect objects in the
sentences.
Example: My friend sent us a gift in the mail.
IO DO
1. The mother read her children a bedtime story.
IO DO
2. I handed the teacher the homework.
IO DO
3. My parents wrote a letter to the company.
DO IO
12. Be Careful!
If the direct object is a pronoun, the pronoun
always comes before the indirect object.
him them
Lola sent Bob the slippers.
IO DO
Lola sent them to him.
IO
DO
13. Replace the direct and indirect
Practice 3 objects with pronouns.
Example: I sent my mother some e-mails.
I sent them to her.
1. We showed Lisa the movie.
We showed it to her.
2. My sister loaned the car to Phil and me.
My sister loaned it to us.
3. They passed the notes to Mr. Jackson.
They passed them to him.
The reason why the indirect object pronouns are fed to the students is because I think that it’s important to point out that in English we use the same pronouns for direct objects as indirect objects unlike a number of other languages.