Compound subjects and objects with ‘I’ and ‘me’

Key Notes:

🎯 I is a subject pronoun. You can use it as the subject of a sentence. It tells that the speaker is doing something, and it is usually at the beginning of the sentence.

  • I hug Rick.
  • The subject pronoun I is the subject of the sentence.

🎯 Me is an object pronoun. You can use it after an action verb. You can also use it after a preposition (like at, for, of, to, or with).

  • Rick hugs me.
  • The object pronoun me is used after an action verb, hugs.
  • Rick smiles at me.
  • The object pronoun me is used after a preposition, at.

🎯 When a pronoun is connected to a noun with the word and (like Rick and I or Rick and me), it can be hard to tell which pronoun is correct. To tell which one is correct, look at the sentence without the other noun.

  • Rick and I like the teacher.
  • I like the teacher.
  • I am used as the subject of the sentence.
  • The teacher likes Rick and me.
  • The teacher likes me.
  • Me is used after the action verb, likes.

Learn with an example

1)Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.


The officer helped Barry and _________.

  • I
  • me
  • The missing pronoun is in the phrase Barry and. The officer helped Barry and______.
  • Look at the sentence without the other noun, Barry.
  • The officer helped ________.
  • The missing pronoun comes after an action verb, helped. So, you should use
  • the object pronoun, me.

2)Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.


The captain thanked the sailors and _______.

  • me
  • I
  • The missing pronoun is in the phrase the sailors and_______________________ . The captain thanked the sailors and_________.
  • Look at the sentence without the other noun, the sailors.
  • The captain thanked _________.
  • The missing pronoun comes after an action verb, thanked. So, you should use
  • the object pronoun, me.

3)Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.


Mr Ward and _______delivered the flowers.

  • me
  • I
  • The missing pronoun is in the phrase Mr Ward an_____________________. Mr Ward and________ delivered the flowers.
  • Look at the sentence without the other noun, Mr Ward.
  • _________delivered the flowers.
  • The missing pronoun is the subject of the sentence. So, it would help if you used the
  • subject pronoun, I.

Let’s practice!🖊️