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Object pronouns are used as the object of a clause.

• The nurse washed me with cold water.
• He likes you --- he said so.
• The man went up to the cat and started stroking it.

They can be the indirect object of a clause.

• Send us a card so we'll know where you are.
• A man gave him a car.
• The children asked Simon if he would give them some money.

They can also be the object of a preposition.

• There was a humorous article by me on the first page.
• Madeleine, I want to talk to you immediately.
• We were all sitting in a cafe with him.

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Object pronouns can also be used after link verbs. For example, you can say 'It was me', 'It's her'. However, in formal or written English, people sometimes use a subject pronoun after a link verb. For example, 'It was I', 'It is she'.

For more information on link verbs, see paragraphs 3.127 to 3.182.