when to use 'I' and 'me' e.g' Ben and I' or 'Ben and me'?

Question

what is the grammar rule regarding the use of these words?

Answer 1

I is the subjective case of first person pronoun, me is the objective case of first person pronoun, my is the possessive. Subjects of a sentance are always subjective. Ben and I are going to the Bar. Objective case is used when the noun is the object of a preposition, prepostional phrase, or verb. The bartender gave free drinks to Ben and me.

"To" is a preposition and requires an objective case. Most nouns do not change between cases i.e. "the plane" is both a subjective form of "plane" and objective form.

The same process works out with "who" and "whom." Who goes to the bar? The drinks are given to whom?

Answer 2

The grammar rule concerns subject or object. You would use "Ben and I" when you are the subject of the sentence: Ben and I went to the store. Ben went to the store. I went to the store. You wouldn't say "Me went to the store."

You would use "Ben and Me" if both of you were the direct objects of the sentence: The teacher chose Ben and me to lead the discussion. In this case, the subject (teacher) performed an action (chose) on you and Ben. The objective form of "I" is "Me". Again, break it down. The teacher chose Ben to lead the discussion. The teacher chose me to lead the discussion.

Sometimes you would use "I" if the subject and you are the same. This is called a predicate nominative: It was Ben and I who called the police about the noise. In this case, the subject "It" is the same as you and Ben.

Answer 3

Here is an easy way to remember. Take out the Ben and use it in the sentence.

Example:
(Ben and) Me would like to go to the store.
--- That's not right.
(Ben and) I would like to go to the store.
--- That sounds much better, right?
Try it at the end of a sentence too.
She gave the dog to (Ben and) I.
---She gave the dog to I? NO!

Do you get the point? It is way simpler to look at it this way.

Answer 4

What I use is "how would I say the sentence if I were just talking about myself?"

As in "This is a picture of Ben and me," not "Ben and I," because I would not say "this is a picture of I."

Does that make sense? Good for you! People tend to use the word "I" incorrectly a lot, and it annoys me when people try to sound smart!!!

Answer 5

Use the sentence without the "Ben and" and if it still sounds ok then that is the proper use. For example in the sentence, "Ben and I went for a walk." If you lost the "Ben and" then it would still sound ok as "I went for a walk." "Me went for a walk" is not quite right so you wouldn't use Ben and me. And the sentence "Kathy went for a walk with Ben and me." If you remove the "Ben and" then the sentence is still correct. "Kathy went for a walk with me." Replacing "me" with "I" throws the sentence off. Hope this helped.

Answer 6

Use "Ben and I" when they are the subject of the sentence. Example: Ben and I went to the store. Use "Ben and me" when they are the object of a sentence. Example, "She talked to Ben and me."

Here's how to tell when which is correct. If it sounds strange to say, "She talked to I" but sounds alright when you say "She talked to me", then you know it should be "She talked to Ben and me."

Answer 7

Ben And Me

Answer 8

Usually to check if you are using the correct term, remove the other person and see if it makes sense.

Correct:
Ben and I are going to the store.
(I am going to the store)
Grandpa gave the gift to Ben and me.
(Grandpa gave the gift to me)

Incorrect:
Ben and me are going to the store
(Me am going to the store) XXXXXX
Grandpa gave the gift to Ben and I
(Grandpa gave the gift to I) XXXXX

You can see this way which ones make sense and which ones dont.

Answer 9

One way to determine it is to only use the personal pronoun.

For example, when determining whether to say "Ben and I went to the store" or "Ben and me went to the store", try saying "I went to the store" or "Me went to the store."

Or if the sentence was "He gave the box to Ben and I" or "He gave the box to Ben and me"--would you say "He gave the box to I"? No, it would be "He gave the box to me."

Answer 10

You should use "Ben and I" when you're saying that in the middle of the sentence...actually, I don't know.