Which term names the category of pronouns that function as the subject in a sentence?

• A. Reflexive Pronoun
• B. Object Pronoun
• C. Subject Pronoun
• D. Intensive Pronoun

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is identifying which pronoun type serves as the subject of a sentence. Subject pronouns are the pronouns that take the place of the noun performing the action, and they come before the verb: I, you, he, she, it, we, they. In a sentence like "She runs," the word "she" is the subject pronoun because it’s doing the action of running. This is why it’s the best fit for naming the category that fills the subject position.

For contrast, object pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) receive the action, reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves) refer back to the subject and are used as objects or for emphasis, and intensive pronouns are used only to emphasize the subject. But when the role is to stand as the subject, the term is subject pronoun.