Which sentence is correct? Pronouns

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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  1. The lucky one is I, for having you by my side.
  2. The lucky one is me, for having you by my side.

Which one is correct? I think it 2 but not sure.

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This one would work too if you rewrote it as follows: I am the lucky one because I have you by my side.

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Thanks for your quick reply.
So, sentence no. 1 is not grammatically correct?

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I think it’s grammatically correct but it sounds odd.

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I believe #1 is grammatically correct, but no one would ever say it that way. I think we dropped this “it is I” type form long ago, except for people using it as an affection.

@Torsten’s rephrasing of it is, of course, fine.

I would guess that this text was preceded by someone saying something like “I am so lucky to be here”, in which case #2 would flow a little better.

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