Subjective, Objective, and Possessive Pronouns

Subjective Pronouns

• Take place of the noun

• Receives the action of the verb

• Shows ownership

Objective Pronoun

• Takes place of the noun

• Receives the action of the verb

• Shows ownership or possession

Possessive Pronoun

• Takes the place of the noun

• Receives the action of the verb

• Shows ownership or possession of

Identify the subjective pronoun in the following sentence:

He rode his bike all the way over there.

Answer explanation

"He" is correct because it takes the place of a noun (someones name).

Identify the objective pronoun in the following sentence:

My cat ate it yesterday.

Answer explanation

"It" is correct because it takes the place of the object in the sentence (food).

Identify the possessive pronoun in the following sentence:

Sally said that her mom slept in that morning, and that was why she was late to school.

Answer explanation

"Her" is correct because it is identifying the mom as specifically Sally's mother.

Which of the following is a subjective pronoun?

• his

• your

• my

• I

Which of the following is an objective pronoun?

• mine

• her

• she

• they