Quick Answer Use me when something is happening to you — when you are the receiver of an action, not the doer. “Me” comes after a verb or a preposition. Example: She called me. (She did the calling. I received it.) ME in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how…
Quick Answer Use him when something happens to a man or boy — when he is the receiver of an action, not the doer. “Him” comes after a verb or a preposition. Example: I saw him yesterday. (I did the seeing. He received it.) HIM in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences….
Quick Answer Use her when something happens to a woman or girl — when she is the receiver of an action. Note: “her” also works as a possessive (her bag); this lesson is about the object pronoun only. Example: I saw her at the cafe. (I did the seeing. She received it.) HER (OBJECT) in…
Quick Answer Use us when something happens to you and your group — when you and others are the receivers of the action. “Us” comes after a verb or preposition. Example: She invited us to dinner. (She did the inviting. We received it.) US in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look…
Quick Answer Use them when something happens to two or more people — when others are the receivers of the action. “Them” comes after a verb or preposition. Example: I saw them at the cafe. (I did the seeing. They received it.) THEM in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at…
Quick Answer Use a before words that start with a consonant sound (like a cat). Use an before words that start with a vowel sound (like an apple). Listen to the sound, not the letter. A or An — See the Difference Look at these sentences. The key words are in blue: Did you see…
Quick Answer English has four demonstratives — small words that point at things. Two are for one thing: this (near) and that (far). Two are for more than one: these (near) and those (far). Click any one below to open a short lesson with examples, common mistakes, and a quiz. What Is a Demonstrative? A…
Quick Answer Use this for one thing that is near you — close enough to touch or point to without stretching. “This book” is the book in your hand. Example: This is my phone. (The phone is here, in my hand.) THIS in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how…
Quick Answer Use that for one thing that is far from you — across the room, across the street, anywhere you cannot reach without walking. Example: That car is red. (The car is across the street, not here.) THAT in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how that works: When…
Quick Answer Use these for more than one thing that is near you — two or more shoes on your feet, several books in your bag, all the apples on your desk. Example: These shoes are new. (The shoes I am wearing.) THESE in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at…
