English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Kunle and ~him~ were responsible for that act (nonstandard).
Kunle and *he* were responsible for that act (standard).
You and ~them~ should agree on what to do (nonstandard).
You and *they* should agree on what to do (standard).
“I, we, you, he, she, they, it” are used when the pronoun is in the subject position of the sentence.
I saw Tunji and ~he~ yesterday (nonstandard).
I saw Tunji and *him* yesterday (standard).
They left ~we~ there (nonstandard).
They left *us* there (standard).
“Me, us, you, him, her, them, it” are used after action verbs.
GAB
