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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

I or me?

Hi, can anyone tell me how to explain the difference in using I and me in the following sentences;

He asked me to document the process

He requested I document the process

Thanks!
  

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Anonymous He asked me to document the process He requested I document the process I read the second one as "He requested [that] I document the process. So "I" is the subject of the "that" clause. The case of the pronoun is always determined by its function in the clause.

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  • Anonymous He asked me to document the process He requested I document the process I read the second one as "He requested [that] I document the process.
  • So "I" is the subject of the "that" clause.
  • The case of the pronoun is always determined by its function in the clause.
  • In the first one, "me" is the direct object of the main verb.
  • The infinitive phrase is the object complement.
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AnonymousHe asked me to document the process
He requested I document the process
I read the second one as "He requested [that] I document the process. So "I" is the subject of the "that" clause.
The case of the pronoun is always determined by its function in the clause.

In the first one, "me" is the direct object of the main verb. The infini
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