English Grammar?

Question

What is the RIGHT way to say the following and why?

(a) Rita and I are going to the beach.

(b) Me and Rita are going to the beach.

(c) Rita and me are going to the beach.

I say (a). You?

Answer 1

I also say "A"....

Because if Rita wasn't in the picture... you would say "I am going to the beach..."... so you use "I" not, me.... I know that the "am" changes to "are"... but that is because two people as the subject requires a plural "verb"....

It's not "me"... because you wouldn't say "me am going to the beach".... it just sounds wrong because it IS wrong...

And you wouldn't list yourself first.... you would list yourself last... that's why "b" is wrong... besides the fact that the usage of "me" is wrong...

You use in phrases like "between you and me".... or "he threw the book at Johnny and me"....

Answer 2

Definitely (a). Put the sentence another way:

"Rita is going to the beach and I am going to the beach".

Now try that construct with (b) and (c).

"Me is going to the beach and Rita is going to the beach"

"Rita is going to the beach and me is going to the beach"

are both obviously wrong.

Answer 3

C...... A would be (she) Rita-proper name and (I) Noun are=== Who is going to the beach=== I am or Me is? Who is going to the beach with her? Me or I?

Answer 4

The correct answer is A) Rita and I are going to the beach. Because the pronoun is in the subject of the sentence, it needs to be in nominative case (I, you, he, she, it, we, and they).

Objective case pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, and them) are used as direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions, not subjects.

Hope this helps!

Answer 5

A is the correct answer. AND, might I add kudos for doing your own work and just asking us to check it for you! It's nice to see someone up here TRULY asking for help and not cheating!