Grade 2 English Pronouns – Objective Pronouns Notes
English: Pronouns — Objective Pronouns
Hello! Today we learn about objective pronouns. These are words that take the place of the object in a sentence — that means the person or thing that receives an action.
When do we use them?
- After an action (verb). Example: "Amina sees John." → "Amina sees him." 🧒➡️👦
- After a preposition (for, to, with, from, by). Example: "This is for the children." → "This is for them." 🧸➡️👦👧
Simple examples
Original: The teacher called John. 👩🏫📣
With objective pronoun: The teacher called him.
Original: Mama made tea for Amina and me. 🍵
With pronoun: Mama made tea for us.
Original: I saw the bus. 🚌
With pronoun: I saw it.
Quick rule to remember
If the word is receiving the action, use an objective pronoun (me, you, him, her, it, us, them). If it does the action, that is a subject pronoun (I, you, he, she, it, we, they).
Try these — fill the blank with the correct objective pronoun
- Amina gave the book to _____. (A) John (B) me
- Father called _____. (A) us (B) we
- Can you help _____? (A) them (B) they
- The ball hit _____. (A) him (B) he
- Teacher spoke to _____ in class. (A) her (B) she
- Is the dog hungry? Feed _____. (A) it (B) he
- me (Amina gave the book to me.)
- us (Father called us.)
- them (Can you help them?)
- him (The ball hit him.)
- her (Teacher spoke to her in class.)
- it (Feed it.)
Fun practice (say aloud)
Look around your classroom or home and make sentences, then change the object to an objective pronoun.
Example: "I see Mama." → "I see her." 👩👦
Well done! Keep practising and try to use these words when someone or something receives the action.