Welcome back, my lovely English learners.
Take a look at these two sentences
she and I don't always get along.
She and me don't always get along.
Which of these two sentences is the incorrect one used?
I and me confuse many English learners.
Whether you have spoken English your whole life or are
just beginning to learn the English language, the most common
error most people make is while using I and me.
It has confused people for as
long as anyone can remember today.
Let's clear this confusion.
I and me are often confused
because they mean the same thing.
English learners struggle using them when there is
more than one subject in a sentence.
Take a look at this sentence RIA and me got home late.
What do you think?
Is this sentence correct?
Well, it's incorrect.
But why is that so?
Let's understand.
In this sentence, there are two subjects.
Let's remove the subject rear from the sentence.
Now read the sentence Me got home late.
Does that make any sense to you?
Well, no.
The correct sentence is I got home late.
So if you get confused when there are two subjects in
a sentence, just remove the first subject, and you will be
able to choose the correct option between I and me.
So the correct sentence will be
RIA and I got home late.
I hope that's easy to understand.
Here's another sentence they invited my brother and I.
Again, this is an incorrect sentence.
Let's understand why.
In this sentence, I is used as a direct object.
The person who received the invitation I,
is the receiver of the action.
Now let's remove the all other people after the verb.
Now reread the sentence they invited I.
I am sure that does not make any sense.
The correct sentence is they invited me.
Me is the correct object to use in
the sentence they invited my brother and me.
I went to the mall.
In this sentence, I is the subject of the sentence the
person who performed the action of going to the mall.
Here's another sentence it is I who went to the mall.
In this case, I comes after the verb is.
Is it the subject in the sentence?
Well, no.
It is the predicate nominative or in simple words,
another name for the subject of the sentence.
Which in this case is it?
It may sound unusual, but it is grammatically correct.
Always use I as a pronoun, which means it
is used as a subject in a sentence.
Now, let's understand the use of me
in a sentence riya hugged me.
In this sentence, me is the direct object of the
verb hugged because it receives the action of hugging.
So me in this sentence is the
direct object RIA bought me a sandwich.
Similarly, in this sentence, me is the
object, but it is an indirect object.
In the sentence, an indirect object mostly comes between
the verb and the direct object in a sentence.
In this sentence rea is the subject, bought
is the verb, sandwich is the direct object,
and me is the indirect object.
I hope that's clear so far.
Here are some correct usage of I and me in a sentence.
She and I don't always get along, but we try.
The dog scratched me when I tried to pet him.
It is not I you should blame.
The boys and I want to take a vacation this summer.
With a little practice and some careful consideration about
whether you are working with the subject or the
object in a sentence, you can ensure you make
the right choice between I and me every time.
Though many people ignore the rules when
speaking casually to friends and family, it's
important to be careful about your usage
when it comes to speaking correct English.
I hope this lesson solves your
confusion between I and me.
I will see you soon with one more doubt solving lesson.
Until then, keep practicing English.