OBJECT (ME, HIM,
HER, US, THEM) SUBJECT
[WHOM?] [WHO?] (I, YOU, HE,
I CALL HIM/THEM. SHE, IT, WE, THEY)
WHOM DID YOU CALL? MY BRO AND I ARE …
PREPOSITION + OBJ. PRONOUN
BETWEEN YOU AND ME
FOR YOU AND US
LIKE YOU AND ME
DO NOT USE –SELF/-SELVES PRONOUNS AS SUBJECTS:
My sister and myself went shopping.
My sister and I went shopping.
EX. 1 -- Highlight the correct pronoun in each sentence.
1. The teacher frowned at Steven, (who, whom) tried to sneak into class over 30 minutes late.
2. Emanuel bought (him, himself) a new parka at the spring clearance sale.
3. My friends and (I, me) have decided to go to the library for a study group Sunday night.
4. Rob and (she, her) found it difficult to choose a restaurant for their date because they like such
different things.
5. When Vanessa picked up her friend at the airport, she met (he, him, himself) at the main entrance.
6. After winning second place in the league, Joe’s soccer team treated (them, themselves) to pizzas and
sundaes.
7. My mother and (me, I) meet for brunch every Sunday.
8. My father calls (me, I) every Saturday afternoon.
9. Daniel’s basketball team needs two more players, so he wants (we, us) to join.
10. The coat in the lost and found bin belonged to (he, him).
EX. 2 -- Highlight and correct the pronoun error in each sentence.
1. Rudy and me are going to take a walk if the rain has stopped.
2. Katrina said she had emailed both Teresa and myself about the meeting.
3. “May I speak to Mr. Smith?” asked the caller. “This is him,” replied Andrew.
4. Bruce showed Mary and I the handtied fishing flies his uncle had sent him.
5. Mr. Jones and her said they would not mind working late on Thursday evening.
6. Merrill and myself will stay with Aunt Beatrice when we visit New York.
7. Elaine wondered why the most trivial and boring jobs were always given to José and she.
8. My little brother always wants me to take he and his friends to the mall on Saturdays.
9. Amanda said that Morris and her had fixed the computer themselves.
10. “I am glad that you and me are not fighting anymore,” Al told his girlfriend.
EX. 3 -- Highlight and correct the two pronoun case errors in each sentence or sentence group.
1. Lonnie and myself went to the baseball game with Harold and he.
2. Please give the photographs to Anna and they, and be sure to say that they are from myself.
3. “Can you pick the man who robbed you from the lineup?” asked the police officer. “Officer, it was
him!” said Mr. Smith, pointing to a tall red-haired man. “He pulled a gun on the night manager and I.”
4. Nicole’s mailbox was stuffed with catalogs addressed to her husband and she. “We need to buy us a
bigger mailbox,” said Nicole.
5. “Can you give Willie and I a ride?” asked Minardo. “Him and I will appreciate it.”
EX. 4 -- Highlight the correct pronoun in each sentence.
1Hiromi, a student from Japan, told me that (she, her, herself) and her family had been living in the
United States for the past five years. 2When she first came here, she knew barely enough English to
make (she, her, herself) understood. 3After taking courses in English for several years, however, (she,
her, herself) and her brother are excelling in their college classwork. 4Hiromi says that for (she, her,
herself) and her family, one of the biggest differences between living in Japan and living in the United
States is the amount of space. 5“Our house here is twice as big as the one (we, us, ourselves) had in
Japan, and the streets here are far less crowded,” she says. 6She told (I, me, myself) that the Japanese
politeness is born out of necessity. 7“People are so crowded together in Japan that it would be hard for
(they, them, themselves) to get along if they did not follow rules of etiquette,” she said. 8Another
necessity in Japan is neatness—when people live in small spaces, (they, them, themselves) are forced to
be tidy. 9“I am not very neat (I, me, myself),” says Hiromi. 10“Maybe living here in the United States has
spoiled (I, me, myself).”
