In this lesson, the topic will be discussed in detail: the object case of pronouns in English language with lyrics examples.

Theoretical part.

In Russian, pronouns have six cases. In English, the situation is different: there are only two of them. nominative and object. The nominative case in English grammatical features coincides with the nominative case in Russian. But the object case of pronouns in English replaces the remaining five in Russian, i.e. from genitive to prepositional. Thus, it should be remembered that pronouns in the objective case answer the questions of all five in Russian (who, to whom, by whom, about whom).

For example, the pronoun is " he". In English - " he». He is the nominative case, and its object case is him. That is the pronoun him we can translate as his, to him, them, about him.

To learn the forms of object cases of pronouns, and to understand how they decline, you need to remember the table:

Pronoun	Them. case	An object. case	Russian translation options
(I)	I	me	me, me, me, about me
(we)	we	us	us, us, us, about us
(you you)	you	you	you, you, you, about you, you, you, you, about you
(he)	he	him	him, him, them, about him
(she)	she	her	her, her, her, about her
(they)	they	them	them, them, them, about them
(it)	it	it	is a pronoun in English. lang. used for inanimate nouns (house, flower)

This ends theoretical part lesson. Consider the lyrics of your favorite artists, and use these examples to study the rule in practice. Every day, listening to songs, you can repeat the learned rules, due to which it will become much easier to master them.

Practical part

1) Consider the lines from the last verse of the song of the legendary band The Beatles- And I Love Her (After all, I love her).

…I know that love of mine
Will never die
And I love her …
Translation:
...I know that my love
Never fade away
Because I love her...

Here we see the pronoun in the object case her . In translation, it means her.

2) Let's study the chorus of the popular song of the Swedish pop-rock band Roxette - Listen To Your Heart (Listen to your heart).

...I don't know where you're going and I don't know why
But listen to your heart before you tell him goodbye…
Translation:
...I don't know where you're going, and I don't know why,
But listen to your heart before you say goodbye...

On this example one can understand the use of the pronoun he (he) in the objective case - him. As can be seen from the lines, it is translated in this case as him.

3) The use of the pronoun you in the object case will be demonstrated on the example of the composition of the famous singer Lady Gaga - Alejandro (Alejandro).

…You know that I love you boy
Hot like Mexico, rejoice…
Translation:
... You know I love you boy
Hot like the Mexican heat, rejoice...

This example is very successful, because here in one line the pronoun you is used in two cases at once: nominative and object. AT this case in the objective case, it translates as you.

4) Now we will study the application of the pronoun it. It should be noted that very often it is translated not only as his, him, her, but also this, this, etc. This is shown in the lines of the last verse of the song Linkin Park– New Divide ( new frontier)

…Connect the space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide…
Translation:
... Connect pieces of space
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
On the other side of this new frontier...

Here it is translated as this (his).

5) For case study using the pronoun they in the object case, let's choose the words of the song Apocalyptica feat. Joe Duplantier - Bring Them To Light The rule lies already in the name: the pronoun in the objective case them is translated as them. And in the text of the composition it looks like this:

…My demons are inside
I "ll bring them all to light ...
Translation:
…My demons inside of me
And I will bring them all into the light...

6) Let's turn to the words of the songs of the Dutch trance DJ - Armin Van Buuren'u to study the pronoun I in the object case (me). Let's study the first lines of his famous composition Never Say Never (Never say "never").

Stay with me
Won't you wait for me?...
Translation:
Stay with me ,
Will you wait for me?...

According to the table, the pronoun me can be translated in different ways, and in the lines of this song it is translated as me, me.

7) Let's study another example, namely the lines from the most popular song of the latest Armin Van Buuren album - This Light Between Us (This light between us). You can see the considered rule in the name itself: the pronoun in the objective case is us, the translation is by us. In text it looks like this:

Can you see this light between us
Keep me breathing through the storm…
Translation:
…Do you see this light between us?
He keeps me breathing in the storm...

Now you know the use of pronouns in the nominative and object cases. Most importantly, remember that the nominative case in English is the same as Russian and is used as shown in the table. And the use of the object case is shown in detail on the example of famous songs.

Repeat the rules while listening to your favorite songs, combine business with pleasure.

Need to remember following words from lesson:

to love - to love
to know - to know
never ["nevə] - never
to listen to - listen
heart - heart
to tell - talk, tell
boy - boy, guy
hot - hot
to connect - connect
between - between
truth - truth
enough - enough
new - new
inside - inside
to bring - bring
light - light
to say - to speak
to stay - stay
to wait - wait
to see - to see

Personal pronouns in English have the following grammatical categories: person, gender, number, and also have two case forms: subjective and objective. Personal pronouns in English include subject and object pronouns:

Subject forms	Object forms
I - I he - he she - she it - he, she, it (inanimate) we - we you - you, you (singular), you (plural) they - they	me - me, me, me him - him, etc. her - her, etc. it - him, her, etc. (inanimate) us - us, etc. you - you, you (plural); you, you (singular) them - them, etc.

Note:

The pronoun I - "I" in English is always capitalized.

Subject form personal pronouns in English are used only before the verb in the personal form:

I studied at these English language courses in Kiev - I studied in these English courses in Kyiv

Note:

In English, the pronouns we and you can appear directly before the noun in a sentence:

We women know things that you men will never understand - we women know things that you men will never understand

The pronouns he and she usually refer to people, while the pronoun it refers to other animate and inanimate objects. The pronoun they is common to all nouns in plural.

Sometimes the pronouns he and she are used to talk about animals (especially domestic ones), if individual traits are attributed to these animals:

This is our new cat. She likes milk is our new cat. She loves milk

It was him that told the police - he told the police

subject form + who (very formal)

It is I who needs your advice - I need your advice

It was him who told the police - he told the police

Pronoun you in English. singular and plural

In modern English, the pronoun you is used both for the singular and for the plural. There are also separate forms of the pronoun you in different varieties of English. Some people in Yorkshire (a former county of England) use the form thu or tha for the singular and thee for the plural.

Some dialects in Ireland and Scotland have a separate plural form: ye, youse, yiz.

Many residents living in the United States use expressions such as: you folks, you guys. The phrase is used both when referring to women and when referring to men (informal form, 2nd person plural)

Hi, you guys listen to this - hello guys, listen to this ...

In the southern part of the United States, the form y'all is quite common ( you all). This form use instead of the pronoun you when a person wants to be more friendly. There is also possessive pronoun, which sounds like y'all's, is written as all's:

Hi everyone. How're you all doing? what are you all's plans for the weekend? - Hi all! How are you doing? What are your plans for weekend?

Good afternoon dear friends!

You and I are extremely lucky. How many cases are there in Russian? As many as 6, and in English nouns do not decline, and pronouns have only four of them. And today we will talk about one of them. Read the article "Object pronouns in English".

What it is

In his initial form the case of personal pronouns is called Subject (subject). It is used in place of the subject. Object (object) in turn is used in many other cases, for example in place of an addition.

Here's an example in a sentence:
I haven't seen Jack this week (I haven't seen Jack this week). If we replace Jack, we get I haven't seen him this week. I - Subject, him - Object.
What do they look like? Many of them look like their original form, but some are different. I propose to compare them in the table. I do not offer you a translation of object into Russian, since it depends on the context. Repeated about the forms of the infinitive?

As you may have noticed, some forms are similar to possessives, such as her. See below for how to distinguish between them.

Learn to use them appropriately

Let's start with the fact that Subject is used only in place of the subject, and possessives are used only to indicate ownership: This is her bag (This is her bag). Remember my last one about the complex subject?

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And Object has several values:

1. On site accusative case. Answers the question Who? What?
   Jessica doesn't know them well (Jessica doesn't know them very well).
2. Corresponds to Russian Dative. Ask questions to whom? What?
   Pete called us yesterday (Pete called us yesterday).
3. In short answers to questions.
   Who left the door open? (Who left the door open?)
   — Not me! (Not me!)

- I really enjoyed the film (I really liked the movie).

- Me too (Me too).

Examples of object pronouns in sentences

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I wish you all a good day!

Personal pronouns in English occur in two cases - nominative (nominative case) and objective (objective case). In this article, you will get acquainted with those and others, look at the tables and do exercises on personal pronouns. Let's talk about personal pronouns in the nominative case first.

Personal pronouns in the nominative case.

Consider a table:

Everything seems to be simple, but let's make some clarifications.

• role in the proposal.

Personal pronouns in the nominative case in English most often play the role of the subject:

She lives in Bristol. – She lives in Bristol

I am not scared. - I'm not scared.

It should also be noted that personal pronouns in the nominative case can act as nominal predicate:

It was she who did it. It was she who did it.

AT similar cases in more informal speech, it is acceptable to use pronouns in the objective case:

It was her who did it.

• Gender of personal pronouns.

Some personal pronouns clearly indicate gender. These are pronouns he - masculine(animated) and she- feminine (inanimate). Pronoun it used in place of all inanimate objects, as well as animals and the word baby (baby).

Molly sees a cat. It is black. Molly sees a cat. He's black.

Where is the baby. It's with me. - Where is the baby? He is with me.

In some cases, many items can be animated (especially in fiction) and replaced by she and he. Read more in the article about in English.

• Pronouns I and you.

The pronoun I is always capitalized regardless of its place in the sentence.

You must have noticed that the pronoun you translated as you and you and is always plural. In fact, there is no pronoun you in modern English. It used to sound like thou. Today, a similar form can only be found in poetry. Remember: in English, everyone should be addressed to you and use the pronoun you, which has the plural.

You are a good boy. - You're a good boy.

Note that after you is the plural verb - you are.

It looks like about personal pronouns in the nominative case I said everything, let's do some strengthening exercises. You will find the answers at the end of the article.

Exercises for personal pronouns he, she, it, etc.

Exercise 1. What personal pronouns can replace the following nouns? Fill the table.

Kate, my parents, auntie, Jacob, car, sister, cousins, two chairs, chair, the Queen, Ann, brother, uncle, Bill, cat, table, my father, my house, cars, balls.

Exercise 2. Add he, she, it, we, or they

1. Molly is very nice. _____"s my best friend.
2. Molly and I aren "t English. ______" re from Sydney.
3. Greg is my brother. ______"s 25 years old.
4. Greg and Alison are married. _______"ve got two children.
5. Emily is 22 years old. ______"s a nurse in

Exercise 3. Write in he, she or they.

1. This is Maria. _____ is having lunch in the canteen.
2. Look at the children! _____ are playing football in the snow!
3. Vanya is my friend. ______ is riding a bike now.
4. Look at Pavel's parents. _________ are reading a book.
5. Lisa is Pavel's friend. Listen! ______ is singing!

Personal pronouns in the objective case (Objective Case).

Objective case English pronouns corresponds indirect cases Russian language. Consider the table.

A few examples:

Ask him to stay for dinner. Ask him to stay for dinner.

Give him a pen. - Give him a pen.

Don "t speak about him like this. - Don't talk about him like that!

This was done by him. - It was made by him.

You should not have any difficulties in using the object case of pronouns. The only point is the use of I and me.

I or me?

Usually these pronouns are used in accordance with the rules: I in the nominative case, me in all the rest.

I give you a present. - I'm giving you a present.

You give me a present. - You're giving me a present.

• However, if I is in the nominative case and plays the role of a predicate, both options are possible here.

It "s I / It's me - It's me!

The first option is more bookish, the second is colloquial.

• You can also use both I and me in comparison structures:

Molly is as old as I / as old as me.

Molly is older than I /than me.

• Short answers use both pronouns.

• I or me after and?

Both options are possible, although the expression you and I already outdated, you will look a bit conservative while using it. However, sir (madame), if you like ... use.

Exercises on personal pronouns in the objective case.

Exercise 4. Fill in the gap with the correct object pronoun. Fill in the gaps using personal pronouns in the object case.

1. Who is that lady? — why are you looking at __________?
2. Do you know that young handsome man?-Yes, I study with __________.
3. Please listen to _______. I want to express my point of view.
4. These puppies are so nice! Do you want to look at ______.
5. We like this house. We're going to buy _________.
6. He can't see _______ because we are sitting in the last row.
7. Where are the keys to our flat? I can't find _______.
8. Where is Ann? I want to talk to _________.
9. This snake is poisonous. I "m very afraid of _______.
10. Don "t wait for _______ for dinner. I" ll return very late at night.
11. He left Polotsk long ago. I haven't seen _______ since.
12. You can fully rely on _______. We won't let you down.

Exercise 5. Fill in the gap with the correct object pronoun.

My husband and I are very lucky. We have many close friends in this city, and they are all interesting people.

Our friend Andrew is a scientist. We see (1) _____ when he isn't busy in his laboratory. When we get together with (2) _____, he always tells (3) ______ about his new experiments. Andrew is a very close friend. We like (4) _______ very much.

Our friend Maggie is an actress. We see (5) _______, when she isn't making a movie in Hollywood. When we get together with (6) _______, she always tells (7) ______ about her life in Hollywood. Maggie is a very close friend. We like (8) ______ very much.

Our friends Bobby and Marlin are journalists. We see (9) ______,when they are not traveling around the world. When we get together with (10) ______, they always tell (11) _____ about their meetings with famous people. Bobby and Marlin are very close friends. We like (12) ____ very much.

Exercise 6

1. Jack is hungry. Bring _______ a sandwich.
2. Ann is ill. Take _______ these flowers.
3. Fred and Jane are in the country. Write _______ a letter.
4. I am thirsty. Bring _________ a bottle of Coca-Cola.
5. Jimmy is in class. Give __________this book.
6. The children are hungry. Bring _______ these red apples.
7. Alan is at home. Ask ________ to come to the yard.
8. We are at table. Give _______ tea and cakes.

Answers:

Exercise 1.

Exercise 2.

1 she, 2 we, 3 he, 4 they, 5 she.

Exercise 3

1 she, 2 they, 3 he, 4 they, 5 she.

Exercise 4

1 her, 2 him, 3 me, 4 them, 5 it, 6 us, 7 them, 8 her, 9 it, 10 me, 11 him, 12 us

Exercise 5

1 him, 2 him, 3 us, 4 him, 5 her, 6 her, 7 us, 8 her, 9 them, 10 them, 11 us, 12 them

Exercise 6

1 him, 2 her, 3 them, 4 me, 5 him, 6 them, 7 him, 8 us

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There are several types of pronouns in English. The most famous among them are: and , each of which performs special role in a sentence. So, for example, personal pronouns in the nominative case in a sentence are the subject. That is why they are sometimes called subjective.

If questions rarely arise in the case of personal pronouns, then confusion often begins during acquaintance with object pronouns.

Features of object pronouns

home distinguishing feature object pronouns from subject pronouns is that the former will never be the subject in an English sentence. This type pronouns performs the role of an object and never answers the questions "who?" and what?". object pronouns usually answer questions “to whom?”, “by whom?”, “about whom?” and "who?". It should be noted that the object pronoun "her" is different from the possessive pronoun, which is spelled and pronounced the same way. The latter answers the question "whose, whose, whose?" and is used together with a noun (Compare: "her book" - "her book" and "know her" - "to know her").

Place in the sentence of object pronouns

Usually, object pronouns follow behind a verb or preposition. They never come first in a sentence, because they cannot be subject, because they perform a completely different function. These pronouns complement the verb, and do not indicate the person who performs the action.

Examples of the use of object pronouns:

I don't know what to tell him. I don't know what to say to him. They saw Maria near the cinema three days ago. They saw Maria outside the cinema three days ago. Lucy loved him very much. Lucy loved him very much. They didn't want to listen to her. They didn't want to listen to him. Last Monday this man helped us with luggage when we arrived at the hotel. Last Monday this man helped us with our luggage when we arrived at the hotel. Where did you see them? Where did you see them? This book is exciting. I really enjoyed it. This book is exciting. I really enjoyed her. When I entered the room I saw her near the window. She looked at me and smiled. When I entered the room, I saw her near the window. She looked at me and smiled. Open the window, please. – Wait a minute. I'll write two lines more and then open it. Please open the window. - Wait a minute. I'll write two more lines and then I'll open it.

Multiple object pronouns in a sentence

Examples of the use of several object pronouns in sentences:

tell me about her. Tell me about her. It's my book. Give it to me, please. It's my book. Give it to me. Ask him a question about it. Ask him about it. Last time I saw them with her in the street. AT last time I saw them with her on the street. He asked me to look at him and smile. He asked me to look at him and smile. Let's suggest them coming with us. Let's invite him to come with us.

Verbs with prepositions that require an object after themselves

to agree with smb to argue with smb to argue with someone to ask smb about smth to look after someone to look at smb/smth to look at someone either\something to listen to smb/smth listen to someone\something to look for smth/smb look for someone\something to rely on smb rely on someone to wait for smb wait for someone to write smth to smb write something to someone

Read more about personal pronouns in the subject and object cases at new article our blog.

Examples:

Look at him! He is so handsome today! Look at him! He is so handsome today! Wait for me at the restaurant on Monday evening. Meet me at the restaurant on Monday evening This teacher is very experienced. Listen to him very attentively This teacher is very experienced. Listen to him very carefully.

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