Pronouns

Rules

1. Use subject forms (I, he, she, we, they) as subjects and object forms (me, him, her, us, them) after verbs and prepositions.
2. After 'than' and 'as', use the form the full clause needs: He is taller than I (am).
3. 'Between you and me' (not 'I'), because 'between' is a preposition.
4. 'Who' for persons, 'which' for things, 'whose' for possession.
5. Polite order: second person, third person, then first person (you, he and I).

Examples

• You, he and I are friends.
• This is the boy who won the prize.
• Between you and me, the plan is risky.

Practice MCQs

1. This secret is between you and ___.

   1. I
   2. me
   3. my
   4. mine
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   Answer: (b) me. After the preposition 'between', use the object form 'me'.

2. She is cleverer than ___.

   1. me
   2. I
   3. myself
   4. mine
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   Answer: (b) I. Full clause: 'than I am', so 'I'.

3. This is the man ___ car was stolen.

   1. who
   2. whom
   3. whose
   4. which
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   Answer: (c) whose. Possession takes 'whose'.

4. The book ___ you gave me is useful.

   1. who
   2. which
   3. whom
   4. whose
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   Answer: (b) which. Things take 'which'.

5. Choose the polite order.

   1. I, you and he
   2. He, I and you
   3. You, he and I
   4. I, he and you
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   Answer: (c) You, he and I. Order: second, third, first person.

6. Each of the girls must bring ___ own book.

   1. their
   2. her
   3. hers
   4. them
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   Answer: (b) her. 'Each' is singular; girls → 'her'.