Después de aprender Idioms, en está lección aprenderás I vs Me.
Los dos pronombres personales I y me a menudo se usan incorrectamente, generalmente en oraciones en las que se usa yo con otro sustantivo. A continuación, se incluyen algunos consejos que le ayudarán a hacerlo bien:
- 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.
En el último ejemplo, el pronombre I, junto con el nombre propio Clare, forma el sujeto de la oración, por lo que debes usar I en lugar de 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 pronoun:
Correct Examples:
✓I am going for a coffee.
✓ Rose and I went for a coffee.
✓ The dog followed me.
✓ Rose spent the day with me.
Incorrect Examples
✗ Me am going for a coffee.
✗ Rose and me went for a coffee.
✗ The dog followed I.
✗ Rose spent the day with I.
En la próxima lección aprenderás Must vs. Have to.
