I was who sent you the letter.
Is this sentence grammatical?
I believe it is correct to say
It was me who sent you the letter
which seems like a similar structure.
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Is this sentence grammatical?
I believe it is correct to say
It was me who sent you the letter
which seems like a similar structure.
Why not:
I sent you the letter
Or, to preserve drama:
It was I.
I sent you the letter.
"It was me who sent you the letter" is actually wrong, grammatically. You want "It was I who sent you the letter."
"It was me. I sent you the letter." as suggested by Elle Fie is also wrong. It is a common misconception that you can say "It is me" or "It is him." The correct forms are "It is I" and It is he."
When the verb "to be" is followed by a pronoun, that pronoun is a subject pronoun. That's just a rule of English grammar.
"I was who sent you the letter." doesn't work either. You need something between "I was" and "who."
Here are some example sentences that work:
- It was I who sent you the letter.
- It was I. I sent you the letter.
- I was he who sent you the letter.
- I was the person who sent you the letter.
EDIT - A similar question that might explain this. An article on this topic.