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(2001-12-10)
Objective Case
Dear Dr C L TAN,
We would like to consult you on the following:
1(a) My mummy loves me.
(b) My mummy loves my sister.
(c) My mummy loves my sister and me.
2(a) Thank you for inviting my sister to your party.
(b) Thank you for inviting me to your party.
(c) Thank you for inviting my sister and I to your party.
When sentences 1(a) and 1(b) are joined to form 1(c), the word‘me’could be retained.
When sentences 2(a) and 2(b) are joined to form 2(c), the word‘me’is changed to‘I”.
Could 2(c) be‘Thank you for inviting my sister and me to your party’?
Sia Hui
Dear Sia Hui,
You are right; sentence (c) is “Thank you for inviting my sister and me to your party.” Reason: Both“my sister”and“me”are in the objective case. The pronoun“I”is used as the subject in a sentence.
Compare:
(1) He and I can go together.
(2) Let him and me go together. “He” and “I” are subjects, while “him” and “me” are objects.
TCL
| 陈清霖博士，国大英语教学中心高级教研员。毕业于前南洋大学
现代语言文学系，并考获英国伦敦大学校外荣誉学士学位、美国印第
安纳大学语言学硕士学位、国立大学中／英翻译博士。著作丰富。
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