Objective case

When a personal pronoun is used as a direct object, an indirect object, or the object of a preposition, it must be in the objective case (me, us, you, him, her, it, them).

Heading: Direct object. Example sentence: The exploding dye left them with indelible blue ink on their hands and clothes.

Heading: Indirect object. Example sentence: The presence of spores gave him a reason to examine the air filters more closely.

Heading: Object of a preposition. Example sentence: Making cold calls to sell insurance policies was a new experience for her.

Exercise: Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 1

Exercise: Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 2

Exercise: Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 3

Exercise: Pronoun case: review 1

Exercise: Pronoun case: review 2

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Subjects and objects of infinitives

direct object A word or word group that receives the action of the verb.

indirect object A noun or pronoun that names to whom or for whom the action of a verb is done. An indirect object always precedes a direct object: Mara wrote Dan a helpful critique.

object of a preposition The noun or noun equivalent that follows a preposition.