How do I know when to use "I" and when to use "me"?

Question

For example,
John and I
my sister and me

When else should I use it?

Answer 1

Example: John and I went to the store NOT John and me went to the store
A good test for when to use I or me is if you eliminate the "John and...", does the statement still sound correct?
"...I went to the store" sounds okay "...me went to the store" sounds a wee bit cavemanish, me think.
That's how I used to remember it way back in the day.

Answer 2

John and I went to the movies
John bought flowers for my sister and me

When you are the subject of the sentence, even if there are multiple subjects, I is used.

When you are the object (receiving the action), even if there are multiple objects, ME is used. see above.

In the previous answer, there are no exceptions. His explanation is otherwise very good,

Answer 3

Whenever the sentance needs an I if the other part were not there, use an I.

Example:

I went to the store.
John and I went to the store.

Same thing with me.

Example:

Please tell me.
Please tell my sisters and me.

Make sense? Probably not the best forum to ask though...lol. Lots of math nerds here, not many english majors I would assume...

Answer 4

If you test it by taking away the other words "John and" or "my sister and" then it still needs to make sense with the word choice you are using.
Like this:
John and I went to the movies.
I went to the movies. CORRECT
John and me went to the movies.
Me went to the movies. INCORRECT
See?
She bought a stocking for my sister and me.
She bought a stocking for me. CORRECT
My sister and me had a good time at the party.
Me had a good time at the party. INCORRECT
See?

Answer 5

Use "I" when it is the subject of the sentence.

John and I went to the store.

You can also take off "John" to check it.

I went to the store.

NOT ===> Me went to the store.

Use "me" when it is the object of the sentence.

John bought food for my sister and me.

Take out the "my sister" to check it.

John bought food for me.

NOT ===> John bought food for I.


I hope this helps. Good luck!

Answer 6

The word "I" should be used in the when the word is the subject of a sentence (i.e. I am going to the store).

The word "me" should be used in the predicate of the sentence (i.e. You will go to the store with me.)

Be careful though, when asking questions, the subject may be behind the verb (i.e. Who am I to speak of these things?)

Answer 7

See if it makes sense without referring to the other person.

For example, John and I played golf would make sense because if John weren't involved you would say I play golf. Me play golf is silly.

Like wise, if something happened to my sister and me, if you didn't have a sister you would just say something happened to me, not something happened to I.

And please don't join the millions of people who have combined to make myself the most misused word in the language! John and myself did not play golf, and nothing happened to my sister and myself!

Answer 8

This is a math question????

I is used before the subject of the sentence and me after.

I went to the store. The store only had me in it.

BTW: It is my sister and I, not me.

My sister and I went to the store. She bought a treat for my brother and me.

Answer 9

I put it in the math section.
John and I put it in the math section.
I IN THIS CASE IS THE SUBJECT

I put it in the math section for ME to use it later.
ME IN THIS CASE IS THE OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION FOR.

Call ME about the math section.
IN THIS CASE ME IS DIRECT OBJECT

Use I in the subject field, use ME when it is the direct object or the object of a preposition.

Answer 10

Remove the other name from the sentence and see if it still works.

Take these two sentences:
"Give it to John and I." "Give it to John and me."

You wouldn't say "Give it to I," so
"Give it to John and me" is correct.

Or these two sentences:
"My sister and I will take it." "My sister and me will take it."

You wouldn't say "Me will take it," so
"My sister and I will take it." is correct.

There may be some exceptions, but that usually works.