What is the I and Me rule?
What is the I and Me rule?
“I” should be used because it’s the correct choice when it comes to subjects. It can also be helpful to consider the position of the word in the sentence. “I” is used before the verb, while “me” is almost always used after the verb (the exception being the predicate nominative).
Can I say me and John?
So, it’s correct to say ‘John and me’ or ‘my family and I’, not ‘me and John’ or ‘I and my family’. The correct answer would be: “John and I”. The two personal pronouns I and me are often used wrongly, usually in sentences in which I is being used with another noun.
Is it wrong to say me someone?
It’s not completely incorrect either way (provided that you are using them appropriately as the subject or object of the sentence), but it is generally better to put the first person pronoun after the reference to the other person. To use “Jan and me,” you need to be using the phrase as the object of the sentence.
Do you say me and my family or my family and I?
“My family and I” is correct. “My family and I” is used as the subject of a sentence (i.e., the entity doing the action). The correct way to use “me and my family” as the object of a sentence (i.e., as the entity receiving the action) is to reverse the “me” and “my family” so that “me” is put last.
Do you say someone or I me?
It is the convention in English that when you list several people including yourself, you put yourself last, so you really should say “Someone and I are interested.” “Someone and I” is the subject of the sentence, so you should use the subjective case “I” rather than the objective “me”.
Is it my me or my and my?
You should use you and I when this acts as a subject and me and you when this acts as an object. The first half of your second example isn’t wrong because of the word order (ie Me and my friends vs My friends and me) it is wrong because me can’t be the subject of the sentence.
Should I say me or myself?
In general, when the speaker is the object of a verb, but not the subject, choose me. When the speaker is both the subject and the object of a verb, choose myself. Since myself and subject both contain the letter S, this should be an easy rule to remember.
When can you say someone and me?
It depends where in a sentence. If you would normally say “I”, then you should say “someone and I”, whereas if you would normally say “me” then you should say “someone and me”, eg.
Do you say my sister and I or my sister and me?
If the phrase “my sister and I” is the subject of a sentence, it is correct. Example: “My sister and I went to the store.” The phrase “me and my sister” is incorrect. If it is the object of a sentence, the correct wording should be “my sister and me.” Example: “My mother gave my sister and me a present.”
Can you say someone and myself?
2 Answers. “I” is correct. The speaker is the subject of the sentence, the one performing the action, and so you use the subject version of the pronoun. You use “me” when the speaker is the object, the person being acted on.
What is the correct way to say you and I or you and me?
What they should learn, according to the formal standard rules, is that it’s “and I” only wherever it would be “I”… but many people instead just learn that “and I” is correct and “and me” is not.
Do you say my wife and I or my wife and me?
The rule is that you use ‘I’ if it forms part of the subject of the verb, but ‘me’ if it’s the object or predicate. Thus it should be ‘Please join my wife and me’. But it is correct to say: ‘My wife and I are going to the theatre tonight’.
When should I use me instead of I?
Use the pronoun “I” when the person speaking is doing the action, either alone or with someone else. Use the pronoun “me” when the person speaking is receiving the action of the verb in some way, either directly or indirectly.
What does you and I both mean?
used for telling someone that you are in the same situation, have the same problem etc as them. ‘I’m completely confused. ‘ ‘You and me both. ‘
Can I say I are?
1 Answer. It is not possible to say “I are” – instead of “I am” because it is not correct grammatically. But such use (of I are) may be said by people who make mistakes in English by joking (e.g.in a comedy TV show) or seriously. Also, sometimes it can be heard by missing of the right pronoun.
How do you use me and you in a sentence?
Here are some example sentences with you and me as the object, receiving the action:
- Harold watched you and me.
- They sent you and me a package.
- The sun was shining on you and me.
- The kids gave the books to you and me.
Can either mean both?
Yes, that’s right. In general, it turns out that sometimes either is distributive, essentially meaning both or all, and sometimes it is exclusionary and so applies to just one out of the set.
Does or mean both?
English is ambiguous when it comes to the use of “or.” “Either/or” (for example, “Either take your turn or quit the game”) implies one or the other but not both, but “or” by itself can mean either exclusive or non-exclusive. In this case it seems clear that it is not exclusive: use blue, or green, or both.
How do we use either?
Either is used when referring to a choice between two options. For example, “Either one deserves to win.” Or, “Either you leave, or I will phone the police.” It can also be used in a negative way, instead of the words also or too.
What is the difference between either and or?
They differ greatly in usage. “I like jelly or jam.” You can’t say, “I like jelly either jam.” The correct usage would be “I like either jelly or jam.” Either is very often used in conjunction with or for emphasis. Either can be used as an adjective, which or cannot. Or is simply a conjunction.
Where do we use either or?
Correct Use of Either Either is used when you are making a comparison between two ideas, and only one of the ideas will come to pass. Example: “Well,” said Frank, “either you start fearing, or you are camping by yourself.”
What is another word for either way?
What is another word for either way?
| regardless | nevertheless |
|---|---|
| nonetheless | anyway |
| irregardless | anyhow |
| notwithstanding | anyways |
| all the same | in any case |
