Subject Pronouns

 

Subject Pronouns

Subject Pronouns For Beginners:

Singular	Plural
I You He She It	We You They

 

He	Mr. Ken Jake Nicholas My Father	She	Mrs. Flintstone Miss Jackson Cynthia My Mother	It	The book The cat The school The weather
They		Lily and Marshall The cat and the dog Jill and James She and Barnie

Examples:

a. Tony and Timothy are basketball players.
They are basketball players.

b. Miss White is very clever.
She is very clever.

c. Richie is an English teacher.
He is an English teacher.

d. Lion is the king of the jungles.
It is the king of the jungle.

 

Subject (noun)	Verb (action)
Singular	he / she / it	learns
Plural	They	learn

Base Form of Verb: learn , walk , like , have (irregular), do

Simple Present Singular
First Person:	I	like	have	do
Second Person	you	like	have	do
Third Person	he / she / it	likes	has	does

Simple Present Plural

First Person	we	like	have	do
Second Person	you	like	have	do
Third Person	they	like	have	do

In general, when the subject is singular, use the -s form of the verb.

He walks
She sleeps
It jumps

In general, when the subject is plural, use the base form of the verb.

They walk
They sleep
They jump

Attention:
Watch out for irregular forms, for which the -s rule does not apply.

He studies
She has
It does
He catches
It flies

Exercise:

Use the appropriate subject pronouns to rewrite the following sentences.

1. Mrs. Chart is very beautiful.

She is very beautiful

2. Dr. Phil is a famous person.

He is a famous person

3. Fred and Barnie are good friends.

 

4. Is James good at basketball?

 

5. Maria plays tennis.

 

6. Andy and I are cousins.

 

7. Wendy and Robin are good at math.

 

8. Mount Everest is very high.

 

9. Mrs. Rogala has 23 students.

 

10. Is the TV too loud?

 

11. How are Jessie and James?

 

12. The weather is very hot today.

 

13. Bruce, Arnold and I are good friends.

 

14. Are you and Mr. Parker related?

 

15. The cat looks very friendly.