A Grade 1 grammar course on the two words you use for yourself. “I” goes in the part that names who the sentence is about. “Me” goes in the part that tells what happens.
The rule is short, and this is one of the few grammar points where getting it right is noticeable for the rest of a student’s life. Plenty of adults still say “me and my brother went” and then overcorrect into “with my brother and I”. The cover-up test in the fourth lesson settles both cases in about three seconds, and it is the thing worth carrying away from this course.
What you will learn
- Use “I” when you are the one doing something
- Use “me” when the action happens to you
- Name yourself last when you talk about two people
- Use the cover-up test to choose between I and me
- Write “I” as a capital letter every time
A note for parents and teachers: this course covers I and me only. He, she, it, and they have a course of their own.