The sentence is "the captain of the team is (I/me)"
Which one would it be?
2007-03-16 09:37:47 · 20 answers · asked by Travis F 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
As a general rule, if it comes in the first part of the sentence (before the verb) use I, and if it comes in the second part of the sentence (after the verb) use me. so it would be "The captain of the team is me" although I agree with the others who said "I am the captain of the team" sounds better.
2007-03-16 09:52:08 · answer #1 · answered by sarai_kristi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am the captain of the team is a better sentence.
2007-03-16 16:40:42 · answer #2 · answered by notaxpert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely, "The captain of the team is I." It makes no difference in which half of the sentence a pronoun is, any form of the verb "to be" - that is, am, are, is, was, were, shall be, will be, won't be, can't be, should/would/could be, have been, has been, will have been, could have been - takes the nominative form of a pronoun.
The nominative form of a pronoun is the subjective form (as in the subject of a sentence). "I am the captain of the team." As has been pointed out, nobody would say "Me is the captain of the team," so why would you ever say "The captain of the team is me" just because you've switched the position of the pronoun in this sentence? "Is" and "am" are both forms of the verb "to be," and, like a seesaw, it doesn't matter which end of the sentence the pronoun is on with a "to be" verb in the middle: the pronoun will be a nominative form, such as I, he, she, we, they.
The objective form of a pronoun - me, her, him, us, them - is used when the pronoun is the object of a (non-"to be") verb, such as "She (subjective form, subject of the sentence) hit him (objective form, object of the verb "hit") on the head.
Even though "The captain of the team is I or she or he." is correct, most people use the wrong (objective) form, and say "me, her, him." But on paper at school, if you don't want to be marked wrong, be sure to use the correct (subjective) form of a pronoun with any verb "to be."
Hope this helped.
2007-03-16 18:49:38 · answer #3 · answered by Zebra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the captain of the team is me,
or I am the captain of the team
2007-03-16 17:34:35 · answer #4 · answered by yankees_08wschamps 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it should be:
I am the captain of the team, the captain of the team is me/I is wrong as you can't have two nominatives (the person doing the action) in one sentence.
2007-03-16 16:42:21 · answer #5 · answered by ellietricitycat 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am the captain of the team.
2007-03-16 16:40:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The correct way is "The captain of the team is I."
2007-03-16 19:49:00 · answer #7 · answered by Jessica 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The captain of the team is I. "I" is subjective whereas "me " is objective.
many people use the pronoun "I" incorrectly. For example, many people say, "He gave the reward to John and I". In this case "I" is use incorrectly. It should be "he gave the reward to John and me. (Gave it to me) me objective of the preposition "to".
In the sentence, "The captain of the team is I. "I" is subjective of the verb "is". However, The sentence would sound better if you say, "I am the captain of the team." Once again, the pronoun "I" is subjective of the verb "am".
2007-03-16 17:28:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the captain of the team is me.
2007-03-16 16:40:54 · answer #9 · answered by AKR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A better sentence would be:
I am the captain of the team.
The easiest way to know when to use I or me in a sentence is to take the other person out the sentence and see how it sounds.
For example:
Jack and I walked down the street.
---take Jack out.
I walked down the street.
Jack and me walked down the street.
---take Jack out
Me walked down the street. (doesn't sound right does it.)
2007-03-16 16:43:34 · answer #10 · answered by hansh0t1st 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋