In linguistics, a subject pronoun is a personal pronoun that is used as the subject of a verb. Subject pronouns are usually in the nominative case for languages with a nominative–accusative alignment pattern. In English, the subject pronouns are I, you, he, she, it, we, ye, they, what, and who.

Subject Pronoun Definition: A subject pronoun, also called a subjective pronoun, is a word that replaces a personal noun in a sentence. Specifically, this pronoun must be the subject (not the object) of the sentence.

A subject pronoun is used as the subject of a verb, which means that it’s the person or thing performing the action. It usually appears before the verb, at the start of a sentence (e.g., ‘ He ran home’). The subject forms of the personal pronouns are I, we, you, he, she, it, and they.

A subject pronoun can replace a noun that is the subject of a sentence. Refer to the table above; the subject pronouns are: I, You, He, She, It, We, They. An object pronoun can replace a noun that is the object of a sentence. A possessive pronoun shows who or what a noun belongs to.