GRAMMAR PILLS: I or ME? + 'Peter and I' or 'Peter and me'?

By Georgina Jacobs

💡 Quick answer:

Use I (yo) ⇒ as the SUBJECT of a clause (como SUJETO) → {[Peter and I] [went to the cinema yesterday].} (Peter y yo)         Subject → (Dialogue at the door) Who is it? –It’s Peter and I! (Peter y yo)                                                  Subjective Complement Use he/she/it/we/you/they ⇒ as SUBJECT (como SUJETO) → {[Mary and he] [went to the cinema yesterday].} (Mary y él)          Subject

Use ME (me/mí) ⇒ as an OBJECT in a clause (como OBJETO) → {[Mary] [invited (Peter and me) (to her party)].}                             Direct Object → {[Mary] [told (Peter and me) (that she’s pregnant)].}                       Indirect Object → {[Mary] [bought (a present) (for Peter and me)].}                                        Object of the Preposition Use him/her/it/us/you/them ⇒ as OBJECT (como OBJETO) → {[I] [invited (Peter and her) (to my party)].}                         Direct Object → {[I] [told (Peter and her) (that I'm pregnant)].}                   Indirect Object → {[I] [bought (a present) (for Peter and her)].}                                        Object of the Preposition

'I' or 'me'? (3:00 minutes)

💡 EXTENDED ANSWER ⇒ See GRAMMAR PILLS: CASE OF PRONOUNS + POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

🔗 SEE ALSO:

• GRAMMAR PILLS: OTHER OR ANOTHER? – OTHERS, THE OTHER AND THE OTHERS
• 'Who' or 'whom'? (From Oxford Dictionaries) ⇒ WHO or WHOM? (Exercise: Fill in each blank with who, whom, or whose.)

Georgina Jacobs