Subject, Possessive, and Object Pronouns/ Direct and Indirect Objects

Possessive pronoun

A possessive pronoun tells you who owns something. The possessive pronouns are hers, his, its, mine, ours, theirs, and yours.

Subject pronoun

A subjective pronoun acts as the subject of a sentence—it performs the action of the verb. The subjective pronouns are he, I, it, she, they, we, and you.

Object pronoun

An objective pronoun acts as the object of a sentence—it receives the action of the verb. The objective pronouns are her, him, it, me, them, us, and you.

Example of direct object

Jim = subject; built = verb. Jim built what? Sandcastle = direct object.

Example of indirect object

Jim = subject; built = verb. Jim built what? Sandcastle = direct object. Who got the sandcastle? Granddaughter = indirect object.

Direct object

Subject + Verb + what? or who? = Direct Object

Indirect object

When someone [or something] gets the direct object, that word is the indirect object. Look at these new versions of the sentences above: