Subject pronouns are words that replace nouns as the subject of a sentence. They show who or what does the action. Subject pronouns come before the main verb in a simple sentence.

English has seven subject pronouns. We use them for the speaker, the listener, people, animals, and things.

Word or Phrase	Definition
I	This subject pronoun means the speaker.
you	This subject pronoun means the person or people listening.
he	This subject pronoun means one male person.
she	This subject pronoun means one female person.
it	This subject pronoun means one thing, one animal, or one idea.
we	This subject pronoun means the speaker and another person or other people.
they	This subject pronoun means two or more people, things, or animals.

Some subject pronouns are singular, and some are plural. Singular means one. Plural means more than one.

Subject	Form
Singular	I
Singular	you
Singular	he
Singular	she
Singular	it
Plural	we
Plural	they

Subject pronouns show who does the action in a sentence. I and we show the speaker. You shows the listener. He, she, it, and they show another person, animal, thing, or idea.

Rule
Use I for the speaker.
Use we for the speaker and other people.
Use you for the listener or listeners.
Use he for one male person.
Use she for one female person.
Use it for one thing, animal, or idea.
Use they for more than one person, thing, or animal.

A subject pronoun usually comes before the main verb in a simple sentence. It takes the place of the noun that does the action. This position shows the subject clearly.

Rule
A subject pronoun comes before the main verb in a simple sentence.
A subject pronoun replaces the noun that does the action.
The subject pronoun shows the subject of the sentence clearly.

You can now identify subject pronouns and use them as the subject of a sentence. You can choose I, you, he, she, it, we, or they to replace nouns. You can also place the subject pronoun before the main verb in a simple sentence.