Names: Lovato Joyce, Páliz Viviana

Date: 29/11/2022
Class: 7B
IT IS ME / IT IS I

When it comes to languages, it is always accompanied by grammatical rules, I mean, when

learning a new language, that language has rules, which the learner learns to be able to
formulate sentences, whether they are written, spoken, or in turn understand what a sentence
or text he is reading means. It's all about language and following a lot of rules without thinking
about it. Most people who know another language are aware that sometimes they require
grammatical rules, either to communicate formally or informally, I mean, depending on where
or with whom they are.

In linguistics these rules tell us what we can do, and how to say things, for example, there are
two types of rules that teach you what it is to know a language, one of them teaches you what
you do, you say wrong or if you use the wrong words, this type of grammar is known as
prescriptive, In other words, prescribes the way you should use the language, on the other
hand, there is the descriptive type of grammar that is considered unconcerned and that
focuses only on following up on what is being done with the language, In other words, it
describes the way in which the person uses the language, only, what are doing with the
language, it does not apply rules, not errors, either in writing or speaking.

You can say that prescriptive grammar tells you what is or what you are using wrong in the
language, for example: "don't end the sentence with a preposition" " you don't use double
negatives in a sentence" things like that, so consider proper English. Now, what happens with
these examples "it is me" and " it is I" according to English, both expressions are correct,
however, it is considered that " it is I" is incorrect, but this is not true, in fact, it is
grammatically correct to say "it is I", however, it is no longer used, it is a forgotten expression
that can be found in a traditional book, although nowadays most English speakers use the
expression "it is me" which is considered wrong but it is accepted in English speech.

Therefore, both expressions are correct "it is I" is considered grammatically prescriptive
because it is correct to say it this way grammatically and formally, "I" (to whom it refers) are
traditional rules that most English speakers may have forgotten, so "it is me" is considered
descriptive and informal, because even though it is incorrect, it does not focus on grammar but
rather on how it is used in the language, "me" is the object (to whom it refers).