Choosing the Correct Personal Pronoun Part 1

We use personal pronouns depending on the number:

• Singular means one person.

• Plural means a lot of people.

 

• Use we when talking about a group of people that includes you. This group of people is doing the action in the sentence.

We ate lunch.

 

• Use I when talking about yourself in 1st person. You are doing action in the sentence.

Am I being considered for the contest?

 

• Use me when talking about yourself in 1st person. You are receiving the action in this sentence.

She gave me a chocolate.