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The subject is subjects
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Understanding the concept of subjects and objects in your writing can help you avoid a few common mistakes, including knowing when to use who and when to use whom. Of course, it also applies to last week's quiz on first-person pronouns. Most of you got this one right, but we see this mistake a lot. That's why we included it in our grammar guide, where we have a "Quick tips" page for each rule we cover. Our tip for I vs. me is to take out the other items in a list, like the one you see above. "It's time for me to take action" is correct. You don't change it when you add "you and." Now we'll take a break from grammar to ask you about punctuation. And we have another question: What's an editing challenge you faced recently? We use real-life examples to create our quiz questions, and if you have a question, it's likely someone else can benefit from the answer too. Share your challenge by replying to this email or remain anonymous and fill out this form. ❤ Team Stylebot
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