Grammar rule help?

Question

When is it acceptable to use "and me" instead of "and I"? Does anyone know the rule?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

"I" is a nominative case pronoun. It is used only as either a subject or a predicate nominative.Examples:
You and I are going to the store.
Those shoes are me!
"You" is both a nominative case pronoun as well as an objective case pronoun.
"Me" is an objective case pronoun. It can be used as a direct object, indirect object or object of the preposition.
Examples:
They dressed me in my costume.
Someone gave me the pen.
Bob gave the pens to me.

You may include "you" with any of these because "you" does not change case.

Answer 3

There are 3 areas to an English verb, the present, previous, and previous particable. it somewhat is stated as a paradigm. There are 4 varieties of verb paradigms, a million. those with all 3 areas distinctive, eg. See observed seen. 2. those with 2 areas distinctive, eg. sit down sat sat. 3. those with al 3 areas the comparable, eg. cut back cut back cut back. 4. And finaly, strange verbs, that we upload the latters "ed", eg. arrive arrived arrived.

Answer 4

I think you're supposed to use I most of the time, but use me after like a preposition.

Ex. Billy and I play tennis.

Between you and me, Billy and I play tennis.
preposition:between

I think that's the rule

Answer 5

If you are looking for technical rules, use "and I" when the you want a subject pronoun, use "and me" when you want an object pronoun. If you are looking for an easy way to know which to use, you try using the pronoun alone. For instance, you might want to choose between (A) Joyce and me welcome you the party.
or
(B) Joyce and I welcome you the party.

The way you do this is by trying it without Joyce, like this:
Me welcome you to the party.
I welcome you to the party.
Obviously, you would say "Joyce and I welcome you the party."

Another example is:
(A) Get the report ready for David and me.
or
(B) Get the report ready for David and I.
Try it without Dave.
Get the report ready for me.
Get the report ready for I.
Here, you'd use me.

I hope this helps.

Answer 6

When you can remove the noun that you're accompanying and the sentence still makes sense.

Example: "Brian came to the store with Mary and me." If you remove "Mary", the sentence would read "Brian came to the store with me".

Example: "Brian and I went to the store." Remove "Brian". Now the sentence is "I went to the store."

I hope this helps.

Answer 7

The easiest way is to take the other party out of the sentence. Then it becomes more obvious.
Like this...

Billy and I will play tennis today. - I will play tennis today. Correct!
Billy and me will play tennis today. - Me will play tennis today. Incorrect.

Would you like to play tennis with Billy and I? - Would you like to play tennis with I? Incorrect.
Would you like to play tennis with Billy and me? - Would you like to play tennis with me? Correct!

That makes it easier, right?

Actually, a increasingly common grammatical error that is closely related to this one, is the use of the word "myself". People very often use "myself" incorrectly, trying to sound pretentious.

Example: Please give the file to Eric or myself. This is wrong. It is simply; Please give the file to Eric or me.

You can use the same method as previously mentioned - take the other party out of the sentence to see if it sounds right.
Please give the file to myself. Incorrect.
Please give the file to me. Correct!

Generally speaking, if the sentence does not contain the word "I", then it should not contain the word "myself".
For example: I brought the file to your desk myself. "Myself" refers to "I", and this is really the only type of correct usage for this word.

Answer 8

If you remove the "______ and" from it and it sound right that's the one to use.

My grandmother gave a dollar to my brother and me.

My brother and I gave a dollar to my grandmother.

The rule is use "I" as the subject and use "me" as the object.

Answer 9

If it's reflexive (the object of a verb), use me.

A good rule of thumb is to remove the other pronoun. For example, "He gave it to Tom and I." Would you say "He gave it to I?" No, "He gave it to me." "Me" is the object of the verb "gave."

Answer 10

If just using the pronoun 'I' in a sentence makes sense, then you should use 'and I'. For example, you should say: 'Jane and I are going on holiday,' because 'I am going on holiday' is correct, and 'Me am going on holiday' is not.

Similarly, if using only the pronoun 'me' in a sentence makes more sense than using 'I', use 'me'. For example, it would be acceptable to use 'Thanks for letting Jane and me stay', as 'Thanks for letting me stay' is a hell of a lot better than 'Thanks for letting I stay.'

Hope that makes a little sense, at least.

Answer 11

I was taught to think of the sentence without the "and" to see whether to use "I" vs. "me"

Example: "It was a mystery to John and ___."
Think of it without "John and" and it becomes "It was a mystery to ___."
Then it's easier to see you wouldn't say "It was a mystery to I", you'd say "It was a mystery to me". Then add the other person to the sentence and it becomes
"It was a mystery to John and me"