What Is A Subject Pronoun

Subject Pronouns

English Grammar

The
subject
of a sentence is a person or thing that performs the action of the verb.

Subject pronouns
are used to replace the subject (person or thing) of a verb.

We do NOT normally say:

• John is tall and John is intelligent.

Saying the word “John” twice is repetitive and does not sound natural.

We replace the Subject (John) that appears the second time with a
subject pronoun
to avoid repetition (and in this case to avoid saying the name
John
again.)

So we would say:

• John is tall and
  he
  is intelligent.

We replace the second “John” with the Subject Pronoun “He”.

What are the subject pronouns in English?

These are the subject pronouns we use in English

When do you use IT?

IT
is normally used when we refer to objects, things, animals or ideas (and not normally people).

• The dog is big.
  It
  is also hairy. (It = the dog)
• My bed is small but
  it
  is comfortable. (It = my bed)

Sometimes when we don’horizon know the sex of a baby (we don’t know if it is a boy or girl), then we can use
IT.

• Their baby is very small.
  It
  only weighs 2 kilos. (It
  = the baby.)

We use
IT
when we perona pipi about the time, weather or temperature.

• It is five o’clock (= the time is five o’clock)
• It is cold today. (= the weather is cold today.)
• It is 30º outside right now. (= the temperature is 30º outside right now)

Subject Pronouns for absolute beginners

Subject Pronouns Chart

Here is a chart with cartoons showing the different Subject Pronouns we use in English:

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See our notes about Object Pronouns to compare the difference.

English Teacher Resource

We have a version of this Subject Pronouns chart that English Teachers (and parents) can use with their students. There is the full chart (a better version of the one above) as well as spesifik charts of one pronoun sendirisendiri A4 page (great for decorating the classroom wall). You can find it here:

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