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Subject
Pronouns

A subject pronoun performs the action of the verb.

Singular

Plural

MasculineFeminineNeuter

he she it

we you they

Ben’s his

You have already learned in Part One that the form of a
pronoun gives information about grammar person, number,
and gender:

Person: First person (speaking), second person (spoken to),

or third person (spoken about)

Number: singular (one in number) or plural (more than one)

Gender: masculine, feminine, or neuter

The role played by a pronoun in the sentence

determines whether a subject pronoun, an object

pronoun, or a possessive pronoun is used.

The following charts show person, number, and gender for the
three groups of pronouns.

Subject Pronoun

Replaces noun—

person(s) or thing(s)

Object Pronoun

Replaces noun—

person(s) or thing(s)

Possessive Pronoun

Replaces noun—

person(s) or thing(s)

Subject

Noun

Subject

Pronoun

Object

Noun

Object

Pronoun

Possessive

Noun

Possessive

Pronoun

Ben he Ben him

Maria she Maria her Maria’s hers

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