1238. Using Pronouns – we and us

A pronoun replaces a noun in a sentence.
Use the pronoun we when talking about yourself and other people.
My dad is taking me to the ballgame, and we will sit in the bleachers.
The pronoun we takes the place of dad and me.
Use the pronoun we as a subject – the person doing something in the sentence.

Use the pronoun us when talking about yourself and other people, but this pronoun is used as an object. Action happens to this pronoun.
An usher showed Dad and me to our seats.
An usher showed us to our seats.
In this sentence, the pronoun us replaces Dad and me as an object.

Use the pronouns us and we when talking about yourself and other people. Use we as a subject in the sentence, doing the action. Use us as an object, receiving the action in a sentence.

It’s your turn. Write a sentence using the pronoun we as a subject. Write a sentence using us as an object.
Wasn’t that fun?

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