So why do you need to know the difference between subjective and objective pronouns if you are not likely to say Me going to town or Give that to I?
The problem with the subjective and objective pronoun does not occur when only one pronoun is present (though I do occasionally hear someone say something like, “Them aren’t ripe yet…”
The problem comes when you have two pronouns at or near the beginning of your sentence (subjective pronouns, hopefully!) or two pronouns at or near the end of your sentence (objective pronouns, hopefully!):
Subjective:
Objective:
“Single Pronoun Test”: The key to using the correct pronouns in this case is to say each pronoun by itself in the sentence (without the second one) to see if it sounds correct:
The problem also occurs with a pronoun and noun combination:
Again, unless you are 100% sure of your subjective and objective pronouns (and even then you might have tricky situations in which the “Single Pronoun Test” would help), you can run into problems with pronoun use.
Use the “Single Pronoun Test” when you are unsure—and you will almost always “hear” the correct way to write it/speak it.
