Rules
The 5 nominative case, or subject, pronouns:
I we he she they
We spoke with Gwen and (she, her)
her
Susan and (I, me) went on a camping trip.
I
Me and my brother like water-skiing.
incorrect - should be "My brother and I"
Between you and I, I don't want to go.
incorrect - should be "you and me"
The two ways nominative pronouns are used:
1. They are used as subjects of verbs
2. They follow linking verbs
Mom gave (he, him) and (I, me) some money for lunch.
him and me
The teacher gave (we, us) students some chocolate chip cookies.
us
The mayor awarded he and I citizenship medals.
incorrect - should be "him and me"
Us teachers are ready for a break.
incorrect - should be "we"
The 5 object pronouns:
me us him her them
Between you and (I, me), the movie wasn't all that good.
me
I couldn't believe it was (they, them) who stole the show.
they
I hope the winner will be her.
Incorrect - should be "she"
The winners should be them.
incorrect - should be "they"
The two ways object pronouns are used:
1. They follow action verbs
2. They follow prepositions
(We, Us) students are ready for summer vacation.
We
Mary told Emily and (I, me) about the test.
me
Kathleen struck out Kenny and I.
incorrect - should be "me"
I showed the results to Debbie and her.
correct
A good trick to use whenever a pronoun is used with another word
Read the sentence without the other word
The winner of the contest should be (he, him).
he
Nobody except Josh and (he, him) finished the marathon.
him
Heather and he live on a blueberry farm.
correct
Julie and him are the class leaders.
incorrect - should be "he"