Multiple choice

The underlined portion of the following question has some errors. Five options are given below. Choose the correct option to improve the sentence. It was me who telephoned you in the evening yesterday.

  1. No change needed.

  2. This was me who telephoned you in the evening yesterday.

  3. This was I who telephoned you in the evening yesterday.

  4. It was I who telephoned you in the evening yesterday.

  5. It was I who telephoned you yesterday in the evening.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

'I' rectifies the error 'me'. 'Me' (objective case) cannot be used as a subject. I ( subjective case) is a correct use.

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