Learn English: Subject Pronouns Explained (Basic to Advanced)

What is a subject pronoun?

A subject pronoun is a word in a sentence.

Which word?

It is the word that refers to the person that is doing the action in the sentence.

For example, in the sentence ‘I like apples’, ‘I’ is the subject pronoun.

In the sentence ‘she goes to school’, ‘she’ is the subject pronoun.

In the sentence ‘they eat bread’, ‘they’ is the subject pronoun.

It is whoever does the action in the sentence.

Take a look at this chart that lists all of them.

Subject Pronoun	To talk about
I	Person (yourself)
You	Person
He	Male person
She	Female person
It	Animal, thing or place
We	People
You	People
They	People

So, the subject pronouns in English are I, You, He, She, It, We, You and They.

We use them in front of a verb to tell us who is doing the action.

Now, let’s take a closer look at our chart of subject pronouns: “I” is used when you talk about yourself; “You” is for addressing one person or even more; “He” refers to a male person; “She” refers to a female person; “It” is used for animals, things, or places; “We” refers to a group including yourself; “You” again can be used when speaking to a group; and “They” is used for talking about a group of people or things.

Exercise: Test your understanding of this English lesson

This practice will help reinforce your understanding and usage of subject pronouns in everyday English.

You can test your understanding of Subject Pronouns by answering these 24 questions. You will get the answers and your score at the end of the quiz.

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