The personal pronoun 'him' is an objective pronoun, a Word that takes the place of a singular noun for a male as the object of a verb or a preposition.
Examples:
Jack said to say hello. You should call him. (direct object of the verb 'call')
I will call Jack if you have a number for him. (object of the preposition 'for')
The man was so helpful. I thanked him for his kindness. (direct object of the verb 'thanked')
Robert will pick us up. We can wait here for him. (object of the preposition 'for')
My brother is away at college. Mom sends him cookies. (the pronoun 'him' is the indirect object of the verb 'sends')
She likes to spoil him. (the pronoun 'him' is the direct object of the verb 'spoil')
The corresponding subjective pronoun, a Word that takes the place of a singular noun for a male as the subject of a sentence or a clause, is 'he'. Example:
My brother is away at college. He calls mom every day. (the pronoun 'he' takes the place of the noun 'brother' as the subject of the second sentence)
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