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If you don't know whether to use “I” or “me,” it's easy to learn which pronoun when you follow a few simple tips.
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Subject Pronouns
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I
You He She It We They |
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Object Pronouns
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Me
You Him Her It Us Them |
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Use subject pronouns as the subject of a sentence
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Use subject pronouns to replace the noun that is the subject of the sentence -- the person or thing that is doing something.
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Use subject pronouns after a state-of-being verb
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Replace nouns with subject pronouns when they follow a verb that conveys a state of being, like "were" or "am."
For example, to use a subject pronoun to replace the noun "Pam" in the sentence, "My best friend is Pam," The grammatically correct sentence is, "My best friend is she." |
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Use object pronouns as the object of a sentence
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Use object pronouns to replace the noun that is the object of the sentence -- the person or thing to whom or which something is being done.
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Use object pronouns in a prepositional phrase
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Replace nouns with object pronouns when they are the objects of a prepositional phrase -- a phrase starting with a preposition like "to" or "after" -- and are telling where or when something is happening.
For example, to use an object pronoun to replace the noun "Jim" in the sentence, "I gave a card to Jim," the grammatically correct sentence is, "I gave a card to him." |
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Simplify the sentence
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Simplify the sentence by mentally eliminating subjects or objects other than your pronoun and dropping extra phrases.
Reduce the sentence "Mike, Andy, and I went to the store" by dropping Mike and Andy. "I went to the store" is grammatically correct. "Me went to the store" is not. |
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See if your pronoun sounds right
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Read the simplified sentence using your chosen pronoun and see if it sounds right. With practice, you won't have to give much thought to finding the right word -- it will come naturally.
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