A pronoun replaces a noun in some sentences. When used as the subject of a sentence, the name for a male person can be replaced with he and the name for a female person can be replaced with she.
Bob is my neighbor, and Bob mowed my lawn.
Bob is my neighbor, and he mowed my lawn.
Notice that instead of using Bob twice in the sentence, we used the pronoun he to replace Bob.
Here is another example:
My sister Mary lives next door, and Mary comes for dinner every Sunday.
My sister Mary lives next door, and she comes for dinner every Sunday.
The pronoun she replaces Mary in the last half of the sentence.
We use the pronouns him and her when they are replacing a noun used as an object in the sentence.
My brother John has a birthday next week, and I bought John a gift.
My brother John has a birthday next week, and I bought him a gift.
The pronoun him replaces John in the second part of the sentence.
My friend Jan visited me, and Jan brought her dog.
My friend Jan visited me, and she brought her dog.
The pronoun her replaces Jan in the second part of this sentence.
Use the pronouns he and she to replace a noun acting as a subject in a sentence. Use the pronouns him and her to replace a noun acting as the object in a sentence.
It’s your turn. Decide if you should use he, she, him or her in this sentence blank. My dad lives in Florida, and ____ is coming to visit next month. Did you figure it out? Good for you!