![]() ![]() The group members are Peter, Tom, and I.In fact, the subject and object are interchangeable in these types of sentences. The committee selected Peter, Tom, and me as the group members.īut the verb "be" acts like an equal sign, stating that the object is the same person or thing as the subject. ![]() The group nominated Peter, Tom, and me.With a different verb you would use "me" as in the examples below. When the verb is "to be" the rule is that the object is renaming the subject, and so the subject pronoun is used. However, the verb "be" behaves differently than other verbs. It looks like "Peter, Tom, and I/me" is the object of the verb "are," and normally you would use "me" in object position. The better choice is b) The group members are Peter, Tom, and I.
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