17. I? Me? He? Him? Pronoun Case. English Grammar Lesson

[frobie54]

I wish you had been my teacher in high school. All we ever did in English was spelling words that were way already below my reading level when I was in second grade. It was never much in the way of often-confusing grammatical intricacies like this, which is a bit frustrating now that I'm trying to become an author.

So, in the example, "...but that's just __," you would use 'I', not 'me', correct?

[moksshhh]

So when my mom asks "Who want ice-cream?" we should shout "I ... I ... I" instead of "me ... me ... me"

and in example 1, "Please lunch with our guests and I" what is the subject?

and in example 3, "The culprit is he" ... isn't the usual line is "he is the culprit" ?

can we replace subject and subjective complement?

[gemsgarden07]

i find the lesson really interesting as I would want to teach English. In school we were never taught about case grammar until years later when i began learning European languages.I just wonder why I'm only finding Americans teaching English and none from the United Kingdom. Although the English is fairly equal, there are differences.

[mrthoth]

@antakatim8 All your answers of "How do you do?" are fine. "The thief is he" is correct. (Perhaps not all speakers know it's correct, however! Many would say, "The thief is him," so you can use either in conversation.)

[antakatim8]

thanks ! so one should say: '' the thief is he '' right?

When one says : how do you do ? can i answer : I am fine or im doing well or iam good?

thanks for all ur lessons!

[RickyPipez]

Thanks. Very helpful.

[TiminPhoenix]

He could make a reading of the phone book interesting. One of the best teachers among the million on You Tube.

[JtotheBtotheZ]

Very well done! :) I can understand it clearly

[tinjmail]

Please tell me if this sentence is grammatically correct: "The winner should be he."

[mephatboi]

@mrthoth mrthoth, PLEASE SAY IT AINT SO!!!

it seems u dont understand how the reflexive is properly used... how disappointing (good thing u never made a video on it)

if some1 asked, "How r u?"

would u respond, "Fine. And you?"

or would u say: "Fine. And youself?" (like some asshole lawyer would)

would u say: "Myself and my brother will play basketball later."?

would u say: "Please lunch with our guest and MYSELF."??

come on, man!!!

[flaze3]

So in a sentence like 'it is he who did it', 'he' is correct regardless of whether 'who did it' follows or not?

[mrthoth]

@flaze3 Exactly.

[MrVikramkejriwal]

Thanks a ton!, I just had a question: which case should i use hear:

The friendly competition between my older sister and I/me began as..... .

Regards,

Vik

[johnbensley]

Q: "What's a guttersnipe?" A: "Look it up!"

[Jason75542]

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[Jason75542]

As a college student preparing for tofel- ibt, I'd really need a person to read my blog. It would be very good if someone could leave comment or even grade it.The grading process is from A+ to F. I'd be very glade for for your support.

below is my blog: jasona127 at yahoo

[MrsMurillo1]

You rock and make it so simple for us to understand! I found your youtube links on a test prep website to refresh what we may not remember when it comes to English. THanKs!

[TheLarssan]

Thanks. :)

[dosclarineros]

Thank you!!!! For people like you Internet is a great place!!!

[anette2050]

I've got a question: Is "one" an indefinite pronoun in a sentence like:

This school is different from my old one.

Thanks for your help! :)

[vageta12345]

i believe that a noun because one describe your school. inde mean  anyone you dont know what anyone is

[anette2050]

Thanks for replying! I needed the answer for a test and now I already passed it. ;)

But thanks anyway! :)

[fearzone2000]

I am still confuse with I/ME

[suvendurinku]

thank you so much.. it is really helpfull

[datboyizzy]

Mr. Thoth, are you an English major?

[mrthoth]

Does the Pope wear a funny hat?

[headbanger623]

@mrthoth Does the Pope help pedophiles get away with their crimes?

[flaze3]

@mrthoth I've heard it can be rather droll at parties :D

[expatted]

My entertaining grammar hero. (I'm 48, by the way.)

[cicacicacicacica]

hi! Do u know where I can learn all about grammar? I want to start teaching english as a foreign language and I am fascinated by all these clauses and rules. I find it hard to understand the reason behind all of them when I just read a grammar book for students of english. do u know any books that can teach me all about english grammar (even the fun complicated stuff) ??? i would be so thankful!!! yours, Esti

[jaybird321]

Good video, it's helping me with a grammar class I am taking.

[daworldisweird]

you could also switch the sentence around to see if you're right, right?

Correct Example: The culprit is he.  He is the culprit.

Wrong Example: The culprit is him. Him is the culprit.

[geekfreackz]

I think you can, since a sentence has to have the same meaning even if you change its structure.

Example:

He is taller than I am = I am smaller than he is.

NOT -> He is taller than me => Me is smaller than he is. You'd say: I am smaller than ...

[MosTLeGiT]

lmao i certainly would not like to sound like a gutter snipe..lol

[lwkklg]

thank you very much!!

[expatted]

"I certainky don't want to be a guttersnipe," said he. (wink)

(Hope I got that right. Bites fingers.) But, really, thanks.

[Teddygram51]

Hi, I was just wondering which of the following statements is grammatically correct? "For ME, I like to go to the park", or "For MYSELF, I like to go to the park"

Thanks

[knetworkz]

As an alternative to mrthoth's suggestion of "As for myself", you could just drop the word "for".

"Myself, I like to.." or "Me, I like to...".

[mrthoth]

@Teddygram51 In general, one should use "myself" only when "me" would sound utterly peculiar to a native speaker (e.g. "Every day I wash me"). However, a quick look at such classic authors as Fielding, Defoe, and Cooper, to name a few, will show that "as for myself" and "for myself" are perfectly acceptable, as are "for me" and "as for me".

[MansoorY]

Great as usual. Please keep on the outstanding video lessons. Appreciate it