Introduction to complement pronouns

Complement pronouns occur in complement position, whether they complement a verb or a preposition. Study the following list.

Me     us You     you Him Her       them It

Note: you and it are the same for subject or complement position. The others are different.

• They called us (complement) on the telephone.
• The teacher gave him (complement) a bad grade.
• John told her (complement) a story.
• The policeman was looking for him (after complement)
• To us (after preposition), it seems like a good bargain.
• Mary is going to class with me (after preposition)

However, remember that many prepositions can also function as other parts of speech, like adverbs or conjunctions. Therefore, you must determine the part of speech of the word from context and not simple rely on your normal understanding of the word.

• Janet will make her presentation after (preposition) him (complement pronoun)
• Janet will make her presentation after (conjunction) he (subject pronoun) finishes his speech.  

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