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The words me, you, him, her, it, us, you, and them are personal object pronouns.

Me

it’s = it is

It’s me. (informal English, modern use)

It is I. (formal English, old use)

(It’s me. = It is I.)

Look at me!

Can you see me?

Can you see me in the mirror?

Can you recognize me?

Can you recognize me in the mask?

You

Is it you, Jack?

I can see you.

I can hear you.

I cannot recognize you.

I can see and hear you, but I cannot recognize you.

Yes, it is you!

Him

Is it Batman?

Yes, it is him! (informal English)

Is it King Arthur?

Yes, it is he. (formal English)

(it is him = it is he)

It is Batman.

Can you compete with him?

Yes. I can beat him.

It is King Arthur.

Can you disobey him?

Yes, I can argue with him.

Her

Who is the bride? Is it Maria?

Yes, it’s her. (informal English)

Is it Queen Elizabeth?

Yes, it is she. (formal English)

No, it is not she!

(it is her = it is she)

The woman on the left is a bride.

Do you like her?

I admire her.

The woman on the right is not Queen Elizabeth.

She does not look like her.

Ask her who she is!

It

It is a cute monkey.

Do you like it?

I like it!

The monkey is holding a flute.

Can the monkey play it?

Can it play it?

The monkey cannot play the flute.

The monkey cannot play it.

It cannot play it.

Us

It’s us, your friends! (informal English)

It is we, the King and the Queen. (formal English)

(it’s us = it is we)

Look at us!

Can you recognize us?

You know us very well.

Them

Look at the horse and the boy.

It’s them who are the winners! (informal English)

Behold the knights!

It is they who are the winners! (formal English)

(it’s them = it is they)

I know them.

Do you support them?

I am a fan of them.

Revision: Units 8—14

Choose the correct word in parentheses.

1. It’s (me, I). (informal English)

2. It is (me, I) (formal English)

3. Look at (me, I)!

4. Can you see (me, I) in the mirror?

5. Can you recognize (me, I) in the mask?

6. I can see and hear (you, me, I), but I cannot recognize you.

7. It is (he, him)! (informal English)

8. Can you disobey (he, him)?

9. Yes, I can argue with (he, him).

10. It is (she, her). (formal English)

11. Do you like (she, her)?

12. I admire (she, her).

13. She does not look like (she, her).

14. Ask (she, her) who she is!

15. It is a cute monkey. Do you like (him, her, it)?

16. It’s (we, us), your friends! (informal English)

17. Look at (we, us)!

18. Can you recognize (we, us)?

19. It is (they, them) who are the winners! (formal English)

20. I know (they, them).

21. Do you support (they, them)?

22. I am a fan of (they, them).

Answers.

1. It’s me.

2. It is I.

3. Look at me!

4. Can you see me in the mirror?

5. Can you recognize me in the mask?

6. I can see and hear you, but I cannot recognize you.

7. It is him!

8. Can you disobey him?

9. Yes, I can argue with him.

10. It is she.

11. Do you like her?

12. I admire her.

13. She does not look like her.

14. Ask her who she is!

15. It is a cute monkey. Do you like it?

16. It’s us, your friends!

17. Look at us!

18. Can you recognize us?

19. It is they who are the winners!

20. I know them.

21. Do you support them?

22. I am a fan of them.