Subject pronouns

Rules

• Rule 1: I, you, we, they

  Always write I with a capital letter, even in the middle of a sentence! you can be one person or many. we and they are for more than one.

  Pattern: I · you · we · they

  Example: I love pizza.

  Example: You are funny, Selin.

• Rule 2: he / she / it

  he → a boy or a man. she → a girl or a woman. it → a thing, an animal or the weather.

  Pattern: boy/man → he · girl/woman → she · thing/animal → it

  Example: My grandpa is old. He is seventy.

  Example: Merve is my cousin. She is funny.

• Rule 3: Two or more names → we or they

  When names are joined with “and”: if I is there → we; if not → they. Many things or animals → they (not it!).

  Pattern: Ali and I → we · Ali and Can → they · the books → they

  Example: Emre and I are neighbors. We play together.

  Example: The ducks are on the lake. They are swimming.

• Rule 4: “you and …” → you

  When you talk to someone about them and another person, use you.

  Pattern: you and Ali → you

  Example: You and Deniz are fast. You are good runners.

  Example: Can, you and your sister are tall. You are like your dad.

Common mistakes

• My mother is a nurse. He works at night. → My mother is a nurse. She works at night.

  A woman → she.

• The pencils are blue. It is new. → The pencils are blue. They are new.

  Many things → they.

• Is very cold today. → It is very cold today.

  This sentence needs a subject; for the weather we use it.