"It is I." -> the sentence is correct rather than
"It is me."
but, when we convert it to future tense, which is correct:
"It will be I." or "It will be me." ?
2007-06-26 00:48:16 · 4 answers · asked by therhineland 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
In both cases, you should use "me" as it is being used as the object of the verb to be, not the subject of the sentence. "I" almost never comes after the verb in a sentence.
2007-06-26 01:16:39 · answer #1 · answered by wendy08010 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The formal term for the verb to me as a linking verb is the "copula"; the copula should always correctly be followed by the nominative in English so, strictly speaking, we should say: "It is I", "I will be I", "It was I". However, nobody uses this construction in modern conversation as it sounds so stilted and even the most pedantic (like me, oops, I mean "such as I") will find themselves saying It's me; it will be me, it was me, and so on.
2007-06-26 02:19:45 · answer #2 · answered by GrahamH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first is not an option. The second is preferable: That'll be me.
Can you give an example of how you wanted to use this?
2007-06-26 01:03:26 · answer #3 · answered by Tequila 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It still SHOULD be "I", but it looks even less natural in the future.
2007-06-26 01:16:00 · answer #4 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋