Subject and object pronouns, possessive pronouns and adjectives

Personal pronouns and possessive adjectives: Grammar chart

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Subject pronouns

Before the verb

We use subject pronouns as the subject of the verb (before the verb).

• I like your dress.
• You are late.
• He is my friend.
• It is raining.
• She is on holiday.
• We live in England.
• They come from London.

Object pronouns

After the verb

We use object pronouns as the object of the verb (after the verb).

• Can you help me, please?
• I can see you.
• She doesn’t like him.
• I saw her in town today.
• We saw them in town yesterday, but they didn’t see us.

After a preposition

We use object pronouns after prepositions.

• She is waiting for me.
• I’ll get it for you.
• Give it to him.
• Why are you looking at her?
• Don’t take it from us.
• I’ll speak to them. 

Possessive adjectives

Before a noun

We use possessive adjectives before a noun because they modify a noun.

• My dog is big.
• Her cat is brown.
• Their sister works downtown.

Possessive pronouns

Without a noun

A possessive pronoun is NOT followed by a noun.

• The dog is mine.
• The brown cat is hers.
• The car is ours.

Whose

We use whose to ask about possession.

• Whose car is that?
• Whose is that car?