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Is I a pronoun?

“I”
First‑person pronoun
Confidence: High Checked on April 3, 2026

Summary

“I” is the singular, first‑person nominative pronoun in English, used as the subject of a verb and always written with an initial capital letter. It is distinct from “me,” which serves as the object form. The pronoun is consistently capitalized across modern English usage.

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  • I or Me? | NMU Writing Center

    "I" is the subject of a sentence, while "me" is the object, meaning that you should use "I" if you are the one acting, while "me" is the word to use when an action is done to you. Ex: I ate the fish.

arts.ac.uk
  • International Day of Pronouns: Addressing the myths | UAL

    If you came across a phone on the street, you’d think ‘someone lost their phone’, you wouldn’t say ‘someone lost his or her phone.’ Now if someone you know (let’s call them Alex) uses they/them pronouns and loses their phone, the same rule would apply. You’d say, ‘Alex lost their phone.’ Framing it like this is a useful way to break down the myth that they/them pronouns don’t make sense.

en.wikipedia.org
  • I (pronoun) - Wikipedia

    Look up I, me, mine, my, or myself in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In Modern English, I is the singular, first-person pronoun. In Standard Modern English, I has five distinct word forms: ... I is the only pronoun form that is always capitalized in English.

  • I - Wikipedia

    The English first-person singular nominative pronoun is "I", pronounced /aɪ/ and always written with a capital letter. This pattern arose for basically the same reason that lowercase ⟨i⟩ acquired a dot: so it wouldn't get lost in manuscripts ...

  • Personal pronouns in English - Wikipedia

    When a pronoun is linked to other nouns or pronouns by a coordinating conjunction such as and or or, traditional grammar prescribes that the pronoun should appear in the same form as it would take if it were used alone in the same position: Jay and I will arrive later (since I is used for the subject of a verb), but between you and me (since me is used for the object of a preposition). However, in informal and less careful usage this rule may not be consistently followed; it is common to hear Jay and me will arrive...

dictionary.cambridge.org

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