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GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT
personal pronouns are me, you, him, her, it, us and them. Note
that you and it are the same in both cases; the others change.
WHEN DO YOU USE I AND WHEN ME?
Exercise
1. (I/ me) finally saw the light.
2. Felicia and (I/ me) polished off the roast ox.
3. Both Aunt Minnie and (I/ me) were hauled off for interrogation.
4. My brother can crochet better than (1/me).
5. The guys attheofficegaveAiiceand (1/me) matching garden gnomes.
6. Thank you for inviting Roland and (I/ me), but we both have to wash
our hair that night.
7. just between you and (1/me), I think he's lying through his teeth.
8. Sidney wanted the job more than (1/me).
Answers
1. I
2. I
3. I
4. I
5. me
6. me
7. me
8. it depends on the meaning
The pronoun is I when it represents the subject of the sentence:
the actor or the center of interest. A subject is followed by an action
or a description.
Sentence 1 is straightforward: a single subject (I), followed by
the action performed by that subject (saw).
Sentence 2 contains a compound subject: two or more subjects
that share the same verb and are linked by and. You treat each part
of a compound subject exactly as you would if it were the only one.
It should be obvious that you wouldn't say me polished off the
roast ox.
Sentence 3 again contains a compound subject, this time one that
is the recipient of an action rather than its performer. Don't be
distracted by either the compound or the passive construction. It
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