Why don't we use subjects such as" I " when using indirect object pronouns?
When using ?ndirect object pronouns; why we don't use object such "I"? I'm confused!?
2 Answers
"I" is a subject pronoun.
English uses object pronouns for direct and indirect objects.
Singular
- 1st person: me
- 2nd person: you
- 3rd person: him, her, it
Plural
- 1st person: us
- 2nd person: you
- 3rd person: them
"I" is the subject pronoun -- the do-er of the action of the verb.
yo en espanol je en francés
an indirect object pronoun is the (usually) person who is affected by the action of the verb.
indirect object pronouns in English are in phrases like "to me" "from me" "for me" "for him" "to her" "to them" "to us"
Bad English grammar (which one hears fairly often unfortunately) is
Frank sent a letter to Mary and I. Take out the "Mary and " and
it sounds dumb to say " Frank set a letter to I."
Correct English is: "Frank sent a letter to me."
Frank sent a letter to Mary and me."