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00:00Alright, robot. It's you and I.
00:07Geordi's visor!
00:09Ow.
00:17Oh, a letter?
00:20Dear Tim and Moby,
00:22Sometimes I can't tell if I should use I or me in a sentence.
00:26Can you guys help I... me... out?
00:31Thanks, Jamie.
00:34Well, Jamie, I'm really glad you asked me.
00:38I know we're a team, Moby.
00:40I was just trying to give an example of...
00:44Anyway, I and me are both pronouns.
00:49Right, pronouns take the place of other nouns.
00:52We can substitute them for words we've just used.
00:57I and me are a special type called first-person pronouns.
01:02They always refer to the person who's speaking or writing.
01:06For instance, I will win.
01:09Moby can't beat me.
01:11We will see about that.
01:14Show us.
01:16Right.
01:18We and us are the plural forms.
01:23In simple sentences, it's easy to hear which pronoun to use.
01:27You'd never say me will win or Moby can't beat I.
01:31It just sounds really weird.
01:35You think it sounds fine?
01:37Alright, let's put it another way.
01:40I only works as the subject in a sentence.
01:43In other words, when you are performing the action.
01:46In this sentence, win is the action, and I am the one doing it.
01:51Use me when you're the object in a sentence.
01:54That is, when you receive the verb's action.
01:58In this sentence, Moby's doing the action.
02:01It's happening to me, or in this case, not happening.
02:08Hey!
02:12Uh-oh.
02:14Things can get confusing when more people want to play.
02:17You might forget who's doing what to whom.
02:21Hmm.
02:23Exactly.
02:25We need to figure out if the missing word is a subject or object.
02:30There are four of us now, but we're all performing the action.
02:34We play.
02:36So we use the subject pronoun, I.
02:40There is a faster way.
02:42Just drop the other nouns in the sentence.
02:45Now it's a simple sentence, so it's easy.
02:49Okay, let's try another one.
02:52Crusher is serving to Moby and...
02:55It's tempting to pick I when you're not quite sure.
02:59But look at the verb. Crusher is the one who's serving.
03:02And he's serving to us.
03:04The singular form of us is me.
03:08For a shortcut, just drop the other noun.
03:11I wouldn't say Crusher is serving to I.
03:14So, there you go. Crusher is serving to Moby and me.
03:24Oh.
03:26Me need to practice more.