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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

sentence correction - pronounce error

Day 22

Hey I am really confused between ME and I. I want to find out more about where to use ME and where to use I.
So here we begin with ME or I?


Here's a simple way to decide whether "I" or "me" is correct. Just think of what the sentence would sound like if the other person wasn't mentioned at all.
Which is correct?
1. The package is for Nora and I.
2. The package is for Nora and me.


Think about which of these sentences would be correct:
1. The package is for I.
2. The package is for me.
This should make it clear that the correct sentence is:
The package is for Nora and me.




Which is correct?
1. You and I did a good thing.
2. You and me did a good thing.
Which sounds better?
1. I did a good thing.
2. Me did a good thing.
The correct sentence is:
You and I did a good thing.




This method is not perfect, but it will serve you well in almost every situation.


I got one more article from online Oxford dictionary. Read this:



'I' or 'me'?

The two personal pronouns I and me are often used wrongly, usually in sentences in which I is being used with another noun. Here are some tips to help you get it right: 
    • Use the pronoun I, along with other subjective pronouns such as we, he, she, you, and they, when the pronoun is the subject of a verb:
He went to bed.
We waited for the bus.
Clare and I are going for a coffee.
In the last example, the pronoun I, together with the proper noun Clare, forms the subject of the sentence, so you need to use I rather than me
    • Use the pronoun me, along with other objective pronouns such as us, him, her, you, and them, when the pronoun is the object of a verb:
Danny thanked them.
The dog followed John and me to the door.
In the last example, the pronoun me, together with the proper noun John, forms the object of the verb follow, so you need to use me rather than I.
    • Use the pronoun me, along with other objective pronouns such as us, him, her, you, and them, when the pronoun is the object of a preposition:
Rose spent the day with Jake and me.
Me, together with Jake, forms the object of the preposition with, so you need to use the pronoun me rather than the pronoun I.
An easy way of making sure you’ve chosen the right pronoun is to see whether the sentence reads properly if you remove the additional noun:
√ I am going for a coffee
Me am going for a coffee
√ The dog followed meX The dog followed I
√ Rose spent the day with me
X Rose spent the day with I

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