Object pronouns
Definition
Object pronouns replace a person or thing receiving an action or following a preposition. The English object pronouns are me, you, him, her, it, us and them.
Examples
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Nora invited us to dinner.
Us receives the action of invited.
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I spoke to him after the meeting.
Him follows the preposition to.
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The documents are ready. Please send them today.
Them replaces the plural noun the documents.
Object pronoun vs. subject pronoun
They helped us.
They performs the action.
They helped us.
Us receives the action.
Subject forms and object forms are not interchangeable. Their grammatical position determines which form is required.
Object pronouns also follow phrasal verbs
With separable phrasal verbs, an object pronoun often goes between the verb and particle rather than after the whole expression.
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Please turn it off.
It appears between turn and off.
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I will pick them up at six.
Them appears inside the separable phrasal verb.
Common mistakes
She called I yesterday.
She called me yesterday.
After the verb, use the object form me.
This gift is for she.
This gift is for her.
After a preposition, use the object form her.
Quick check
Question 1 of 3
Which sentence correctly replaces Ali and me as the object?
Us is the object form corresponding to we.Which pronoun correctly follows the preposition?
A preposition is followed by an object pronoun: from him.Which sentence correctly places the pronoun in turn off?
With separable turn off, the pronoun appears between the verb and particle.Nice work — you've completed the quick check.
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