Class 6-3: Object Pronouns

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She warned him to buy gas.

Definition:

The object is the person, place, thing or idea that is receiving the action. Object pronouns are simply objects put in pronoun form.

Object Pronouns:

me, you, him, her, it, them, us

Examples:

She read to him.

She is the subject pronoun. Read is the verb. Him is the object pronoun.

Exercise

Exercise 1: Underline the correct pronoun that makes the sentence grammatically correct.

1.  (They / She) are going to the store.

2.  (They / She) loves to walk in the park.

3.  (You / She) have to study for the test tomorrow.

4.  (They / He) live in New York City.

5.  (It / They) grows very fast.

6.  Mike read to (he /him).

7.  Louis runs with (she / her).

8.  I need to talk to (you / she).

9.  The teacher likes to talk to (us / he).

10.  I returned (it / us) to the library.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with the correct object pronoun

1.  I want to go to a movie tomorrow. You should come with me!

2.  You have to stay after school. The teacher wants to talk to ________.

3.  I forgot my pencil. Lend one to ________.

4.  Jeffrey lost his retainer. His mom is going to be really mad at ________.

5.  I built a huge snowman. I used mom’s old coat to keep ________ warm.

6.  She forgot her lunch. I gave half of my sandwich to ________.

7.  The cat followed Mary home. She brought ________ inside.

8.  You guys are making too much noise! The teacher is going to tell ________ to stop.

9.  They want to build a tree house. It would keep ________ busy during the summer.

10.  Why is everyone whispering? What secret are you keeping from ________?

Exercise 3: Using both object and subject pronouns, fill in the blank using either I or me.

1.  My mom and I went shopping.

2.  Listen to ________.

3.  It’s time for ________ to go home.

4.  ________ have to clean my room before my parents get home.

5.  The reward was split between my brother and ________.

6.  ________ tried my hardest but I still got a bad grade on my test.