Object pronouns are words that take the place of a noun as the object in a sentence. They come after verbs and after prepositions. English object pronouns are me, you, him, her, it, us, and them.

English uses special pronoun forms for objects. These forms are different from subject pronouns. You use an object pronoun when the person or thing receives the action or comes after a preposition.

Word or Phrase	Definition
me	This word means the speaker as an object.
you	This word means the listener as an object.
him	This word means one male person or boy as an object.
her	This word means one female person or girl as an object.
it	This word means one thing, animal, or idea as an object.
us	This word means the speaker and other people as an object.
them	This word means other people, animals, or things as objects.

Object pronouns come after transitive verbs. The verb acts on a person or thing, and the object pronoun names that person or thing. This helps you avoid repeating the same noun again.

Rule
Use an object pronoun after a verb when a person or thing receives the action.
Choose the object pronoun that matches the noun you do not want to repeat.
Put the object pronoun after the verb in basic sentence patterns.

Object pronouns also come after prepositions. A preposition is a word like to, for, with, at, or from. After these words, English uses object pronouns, not subject pronouns.

Rule
Use an object pronoun after a preposition such as to, for, with, at, or from.
Do not use a subject pronoun after a preposition in standard English.
Place the object pronoun directly after the preposition in basic patterns.

Object pronouns replace nouns that are already clear. This makes sentences shorter and smoother. The pronoun must match the noun in person, number, and, when needed, gender.

Rule
Use me for the speaker, us for the speaker with other people, and you for the listener.
Use him for one male person, her for one female person, and them for people in the plural.
Use it for one thing, animal, or idea when English uses a singular object form.

In basic English sentence patterns, object pronouns follow the verb or the preposition. They do not usually come before the main verb as objects. Their place in the sentence helps show their job clearly.

Rule
In a simple verb pattern, the object pronoun comes after the verb.
In a preposition pattern, the object pronoun comes after the preposition.
The position after the verb or preposition shows that the pronoun is an object.

You can now identify English object pronouns and use them in the correct place. You can use them after verbs and after prepositions. You can also choose them instead of repeated nouns in basic sentences.