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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
I or me
I have two sentences. It was I, not you, who asked to go to the store. ( I or me?)
The conversation, between Mary,Alice, and I, was brief but angry. ( I or me?)
The conversation, between Mary,Alice, and I, was brief but angry. ( I or me?)
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Hi CalifJim,
I struggled with the first example, so I didn't bother to even venture to answer the question. Can you provide your rationale behind "I" and not "me". I looked at various grammar sites and didn't find much. I saw something to the effect that "It is I" that is correct.
But if I knocked on your door and you said, "who is it?" I would reply, "It's me, MountainHik
I struggled with the first example, so I didn't bother to even venture to answer the question. Can you provide your rationale behind "I" and not "me". I looked at various grammar sites and didn't find much. I saw something to the effect that "It is I" that is correct.
But if I knocked on your door and you said, "who is it?" I would reply, "It's me, MountainHik
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MountainHiker,
That's hard to believe! You're so good at Googling! OK. Here goes:
"Rule": Nominative case for a predicate nominative.
It is/was/has been ... (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they).
I gave the conservative (prescriptive) answer in case the question had to do with "English tests". One never knows the real purpose of the question, nor the s
That's hard to believe! You're so good at Googling! OK. Here goes:
"Rule": Nominative case for a predicate nominative.
It is/was/has been ... (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they).
I gave the conservative (prescriptive) answer in case the question had to do with "English tests". One never knows the real purpose of the question, nor the s
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CalifJim,
So it is a simple "rule" and that's that.
Okay. I struggled with this question because I wondered, is it the subject or the object.
And as mentioned, I thought how I would say, "It is I, It is me". I would tend naturally to go with the latter. But I wasn't confident in my answer, so I thought I would let you or MM answer the question first. Then I could
So it is a simple "rule" and that's that.
Okay. I struggled with this question because I wondered, is it the subject or the object.
And as mentioned, I thought how I would say, "It is I, It is me". I would tend naturally to go with the latter. But I wasn't confident in my answer, so I thought I would let you or MM answer the question first. Then I could
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