"Me" vs "I"

[m_3ryan]

Dear All,
Kindly, I have a simple question.
Why I should say "It is I who sent you the letter." and not "It is me who sent you the letter.", or it is possible.

Do i have any grammar mistakes in my question?

Thanks in advance for you help.

[m_3ryan]

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Is it so hard question? Or it is stupid.

[lime]

The right way to say is "This is I". I cannot explain it, but I know that it is the way, how Sheakspeare was writing.

[m_3ryan]

Thanks for your help.

[lime]

However, I have the experience that many native speakers answer "It's me", especially, when you're asking them by the phone like "Can I talk to Alice"?

[Luma]

I recall that my English teacher at high school used to say that we use "I" when it is in the position of the "Subject", and use "me" when it is in the position of "Object".

[chd_wan]

Originally Posted by Luma

I recall that my English teacher at high school used to say that we use "I" when it is in the position of the "Subject", and use "me" when it is in the position of "Object".

I really agree with you, Luma ... "I" is used for the subject, and "me" is used for the object.
For example, It is I who can take this sword out of the stone. It is an active situation.
There was an argument between him and me. It is a passive situation.

These are two different examples of "I" and "me", subject and object.

[nativeSpeaker]

That's correct: "I" is used in subject position and "me" is used in object position. The reason "I" is correct in the example is that "is" is a linking verb. As such, it takes subjects instead of objects. So, on a phone call, if the person asks for you, you are supposed to say, "This is she." But this grammatical rule is being lost in usage. Native speakers say, "This is her," all the time. It's funny you're being tested on this prescriptive rule.

For your information, Merriam-Webster defines a linking verb as "a word or expression (as a form of be, become, feel, or seem) that links a subject with its predicate.

Hope this helps.

[wlsullivan]

Luma is correct.
"This is I." (This = I)
"This" and "I" are the same thing. Here some examples that might help explain:
CORRECT: "Jane is my sister." (Jane = sister)
CORRECT: "My sister is Jane." (Jane = sister)
CORRECT: "She is my sister." (sister = she)
CORRECT: "My sister is she." (sister = she)
If you're interested in learning more about this topic, you can do a search for "predicate nominative".