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" you may answer "It is I" in perfect English or "It is me" in regular English. " If you are showing some photographs to a friend, you may say, "This is I" (perfect English), "Here I am" (perfect English), or "This is me" (used by most native speakers).
- " you may answer "It is I" in perfect English or "It is me" in regular English.
- " If you are showing some photographs to a friend, you may say, "This is I" (perfect English), "Here I am" (perfect English), or "This is me" (used by most native speakers).
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If you knock on the door, and someone asks, "Who is it?" you may answer "It is I" in perfect English or "It is me" in regular English. Probably 99% of native speakers say "me." If you are showing some photographs to a friend, you may say, "This is I" (perfect English), "Here I am" (perfect English), or "This is me" (used by most native speakers).
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'This is I', though it remains grammatically correct, is seldom said or used.
The American Heritage Dictionary says:
Personal pronouns after forms of be: 'That must be him on the phone.' 'No, it must be he.' Traditional grammar requires the nominative form of the pronoun following the verb be: 'It is I' (not 'me'); 'That must be they' (not 'them'), and so forth. Nearly everyone
The American Heritage Dictionary says:
Personal pronouns after forms of be: 'That must be him on the phone.' 'No, it must be he.' Traditional grammar requires the nominative form of the pronoun following the verb be: 'It is I' (not 'me'); 'That must be they' (not 'them'), and so forth. Nearly everyone
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