{"id":1055,"date":"2017-09-09T17:45:27","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T17:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/?page_id=1055"},"modified":"2017-09-09T17:45:27","modified_gmt":"2017-09-09T17:45:27","slug":"the-subject-pronoun-i","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-pronoun\/the-subject-pronoun-i\/","title":{"rendered":"The Subject Pronoun &#8220;I&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"Last updated: September 9, 2017 at 17:45 pm\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Photo by bobyhart\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2017\/09\/eb31b90b28f1063ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e7d51db8164895f2c8_640_me.jpg?resize=640%2C360\" alt=\"I am here!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/>I had a hard time teaching the subject pronoun &#8220;I&#8221; to my Grade 9 students some days back. Why? Because this pronoun &#8220;replaces&#8221; something that is almost NEVER used.<\/p>\n<p>So how in the world do we <em>replace<\/em> a noun that is never used in the first place? The answer: It is a matter of understanding. It is a noun that is hardly ever used and almost always <em>understood<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The pronoun &#8220;I&#8221; is a subject pronoun. That is, it replaces a subject noun. The subject of a sentence is <em>what we are talking about.<\/em> Consider the following sentence:<\/p>\n<p>I am going to church this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>That sentence contains a pronoun: I.<\/p>\n<p>The subject pronoun &#8220;I&#8221; usually replaces the speaker or writer of a sentence. But, in referring to myself, do I ever say something like:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Patrick Carpen is going to church this Sunday&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>Would I say &#8220;I am having a good time&#8221; or &#8220;Patrick is having a good time&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, the subject pronoun &#8220;I&#8221; is a pronoun that replaces a subject that is almost always understood and hardly ever used.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a hard time teaching the subject pronoun &#8220;I&#8221; to my Grade 9 students some days back. Why? Because this pronoun &#8220;replaces&#8221; something that is almost NEVER used. 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