Learn Subject Pronouns | Basic English Grammar Course

A1–A2PronounsMarch 15, 2026

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Hi everybody and welcome to this video.

In this video, we are going to talk about subjective pronouns.

So, let us take a look at the board.

Here they are. The subjective pronouns.

Please take a careful look. They are very important in English.

Okay. So, the first subjective pronoun is I.

I means me. I am Esther.

I

He. Now, he is only used for boys or men.

Okay. He

So another boy or man is he.

She is used for girls or women.

Okay. She

It. It is used for a place like a school, an animal like a dog, or a thing like a chair.

Okay. It

The next one is you. You means you.

Okay. you.

We. We means other people and me.

For example, I sing, you sing, then we sing.

Okay. we.

And the last one is they.

They means many people, places, animals or things.

Okay. So, more than one.

If there is more than one, we use the subjective pronoun they.

Okay, let us move on to the next part.

Okay, so let us practice together with subjective pronouns.

The first sentence on the board says, Jenny sings.

Now Jenny is one girl.

So we can say, She sings.

Jack sings. Jack is one boy.

So we have to say, he sings.

The last sentence says, Jenny and Jack sing.

Now Jenny and Jack are two people.

So we have to say, they sing.

Okay, let us move on to the next part.

Okay, let us do some more practice.

The first sentence on the board says,

The cat runs.

The cat is an animal, so we have to say, It runs.

The next sentence says, The dog and cat run.

Now, the dog and cat, they are two animals.

So anytime you have two or more things, we say, They run.

They.

Okay, now, for the last sentence, I am going to talk about my cat, Ongee.

Ongee is a cat. He is an animal.

But he has a name. He is a boy cat.

Okay and I love him. And he is like family.

So, Ongee runs. I can say He runs.

Okay. Let us move on to the next part.

Okay, here are some more examples.

But, this time, you have to figure out the subjective pronoun together with me.

Okay. So, My students study.

What should we use?

Well, My students, there is an s. Right.

They are people and there is more than one.

Many people.

So we have to use the subjective pronoun, they.

They study.

The next example.

John is handsome.

Okay, John, that is a person.

There is only one. Right.

And it is a boy, John.

So what should we use?

We have to use the subjective pronoun, he.

One boy. We say, he.

He is handsome.

Okay, the last one. Pizza is delicious.

Pizza is a thing.

And there is only one. Right.

There is no s. One pizza.

We say, it.

It is delicious. Okay.

Let us move on to some more examples.

Okay, the first example says,

Seoul is a city.

Now, Seoul is a place. Okay.

So we have to use the subjective pronoun, it.

It is a city.

The next example says,

My parents love Ongee.

Now, Ongee is my cat. My parents love Ongee.

Well, my parents, they are two people. My mom and my dad.

So, what do I use?

I have to say, they. They love Ongee.

The last example is very similar to the second one.

My parents and I love Ongee. Okay.

The difference is it says, and I.

So this is my parents with me.

So I have to say, we. We love Ongee.

Okay. All of us.

Okay, so, in this video we learned about subjective pronouns.

I hope you guys have a good understanding of when and how to use them.

Thank you for watching and I will see you guys next time.

Bye.

Quiz

Question 1 of 10

Which subject pronoun replaces a girl or woman's name (e.g. "Jenny")?

Which subject pronoun replaces a girl or woman's name (e.g. "Jenny")?

he

she

it

they

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Learn the basic subject pronouns in English: I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.

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