Question

Identify the part of a sentence which has a grammatical error:
The only persons in the theatre (B) on that stormy night (C) were the staff of the theatre
(D) and me.
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. No error

Answer 1

Hint: ‘Me’ is a personal pronoun that functions as an object, while ‘I’ is also a personal pronoun but it functions as a subject.

Complete step by step answer:
As given in the hint, let’s study more about the personal pronouns ‘I’ and ‘Me’-
(i) ‘I’ acts as a subject. Example- He and I ate some sandwiches. Here, we have used ‘I’ because he and I function as the subject of the sentence.
(ii) ‘Me’ acts as an object. Example- Father put lotion on mother and me. Here, we have used ‘me’ because mother and me function as the object of the sentence.
In the given question- The subject in the sentence are ‘the staff of the theatre and I’.

Let’s examine the given options-
a) There is no error in the given part of the sentence. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
b) The given part requires no change. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
c) There is no error in the given part. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
d) We need to use ‘I’ instead of ‘me’, as ‘I’ acts as the subject here. Hence, it is the correct option.
The correct answer is Option ‘d’.

Note: ‘I’ is used when the person who is speaking is performing the action, whereas ‘me’ is used when the person who is speaking is acquiring the action.