2007-01-05 01:49:46 · 8 answers · asked by gogoady 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
It actually depends on your use of sentence. In the case of "the man and I" I was used there because it is part of the subject in the sentence: "The man and I went to the library to find Milton." Whereas, "the man and me" is used when it acts as the object of the sentence: "The grand prize in the lottery was given to the man and me." Of course you the article "the" is used in referring to a specific person there.
Hope my English lesson served me correctly.
2007-01-05 02:06:28 · answer #1 · answered by polding 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is how you determine which to use:
If you were to take the other person out of the sentence, you use whichever word would make sense if you left "I" or "me" alone.
For example: [the man and] I went to the store.
or on the other hand:
The cashier told [the man and] ME what to pay.
See the difference? Hope that helps.
2007-01-05 01:54:20 · answer #2 · answered by pinwheelbandit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This isn't a question about grammar. There is nothing ungrammatical about either of your options (although the second one is a bit clumsy). This is really a question of STYLE.
Stylistically we would use something like 'Between the man and myself'.
2007-01-05 01:56:29 · answer #3 · answered by durulz2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither. I think it should be "between the man and myself." What's the rest of the sentence?
2007-01-05 01:52:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the rest of the sentence sometimes. In this case, "I" would be better, but there is a test you can use to tell.
The test is to take "man" out of the sentence and then say it to yourself. If you use "me" and it's wrong, then switch to "I" and add "man" back. If you use "I" and it's wrong, then you use "me".
2007-01-05 01:59:23 · answer #5 · answered by Melissa Me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you would say between us, use me. If you would say between we, then use I.
Between is a preposition and it takes the objective form of the pronoun: me.
The "myself" is OK too, but most people never figure out how to use it properly.
2007-01-05 01:59:59 · answer #6 · answered by Elizabeth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, pinwheelb... is correct. It depends on whether the you are the subject (the one "doing" the verb) or the object (the one the verb is doing somethig to) of the sentence.
2007-01-05 01:59:59 · answer #7 · answered by Aine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
between the man and i. This gives correct meaning. becoz when you make a sentence with a noun would be-e.g "Tonny and i..." and not " I and Tonny....."
2007-01-05 02:31:05 · answer #8 · answered by Best 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋