The most common mistake is whether to use 'I' or 'me'.
'Me and my friend are going shopping'
'It's me'
'Me, him and her all have no money'
In all three of the above cases, 'me' should be 'I'. Moreover, in the third sentence, 'her' should be 'she' and 'him' should be 'he'. Also, you should always put yourself last when listing a group of people. Thus, the correct forms of each of the above sentences are as follows:
'My friend and I are going shopping'
'It's I'
'He, she and I all have no money'
Other people, in an attempt to use 'I' instead of 'me', do so incorrectly. I notice that Australians in particular make this mistake quite often.
'He's walking with John and I'
'That car belongs to my wife and I'
'Would you like to join Katie and I for a drink?'
In all of these cases, 'I' should be 'me'.
Basically, 'I' and 'he' and 'she' are all subjective pronouns. 'me', 'him' and 'her' are all objective pronouns. It's simple really.
2007-02-02
00:19:46
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