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  2. This rule surprises even language watchers: when who refers to a personal pronoun (I, you, he, she, we, they), it takes the verb that agrees with that pronoun. Correct: It is I who am sorry. (I am )

  3. Grammar > Nouns, pronouns and determiners > Pronouns > Pronouns: personal (I, me, you, him, it, they, etc.) from English Grammar Today. We use personal pronouns in place of noun phrases. We often use them to refer back to people and things that we have already identified (underlined): Peter complained to the chef about the meal.

  4. Dec 7, 2013 · When you have a singular noun as subject, a singular verb follows. However, the pronouns "I" and "you" are singular but singular verbs do not follow after them. Does anyone know something about this reason or historical explanations? For example, you say "I live" instead of saying "I lives".

  5. Jul 7, 2023 · If you and one or more others are the subjects of the sentence, use I. If you and one or more others are the objects or direct objects of the sentence, use me. Conjugate the verbs in the sentence according to the number of subjects. For example, if you alone were late to class, the sentence would be I was late to class.

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  6. Aug 9, 2010 · If a pronoun is the subject of a verb, then you use I. Otherwise you use me. Exceptions: If it is the complement of a linking verb (such as be), traditional grammar says to use I in most circumstances, but this is very formal and use of me is extremely widespread in all but the most formal contexts.

  7. Jan 16, 2024 · Pronouns are words (or phrases) you substitute for nouns when your reader or listener already knows which noun you’re referring to. For example, you might say, “I have a dog. She’s brown and white.” There’s no need to clarify that you’re describing your dog in the second sentence because you already mentioned her in the first.

  8. Oct 2, 2017 · I: The Subject. "I" is a nominative pronoun, which means that it is used as the subject of a sentence, or as a predicate nominative. For example: I went to the store. In this case, "I" is the subject of the sentence - the person who performed the action of going to the store.

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