Is the correct grammar my mother and me or my mother and I?

Answer 1

John and I is correct only when the sentence is using this phrase as its subject, i.e. it is used in the subjective case. Example: John and I prefer Hot Dogs. When the sentence they are in uses them as an object of a verb, only John and me is correct. An example of this is, "The boss fired John and me today." An object of a preposition like "to" or "for" or "from" also uses the "me" form, as in, "Do this as a favor for John and me." This may sound confusing and technical, so I'll make it very simple and foolproof. Whenever you are about to use either phrase, try saying your statement with only the "I" or "me". Leave out the words, "John and". You have just raised a much easier question: "Which is correct, I or me?" If you have a knowledge of the English language at the level of a 5 year old or more, you will immediately know the correct answer.
For example can you handle these?
1. I

prefer hot dogs. / Me

prefer hot dogs. -- correct usage is "John and I

".
2. The boss fired I

today. / The boss fired me

today. -- correct usage is "John and me

".
3. Do this as a favor for I.

/ Do this as a favor for me

. -- correct usage is "John and me

".
Finally, if the meaning of what you are saying would turn to nonsense when applied to only one person (the I or me) you may have to try "we / us" instead of "I / me".
The thing you have to remember now is that WE goes with I, and US goes with ME.
Trying it in the sentences above:
1. We

prefer hot dogs. / Us

prefer hot dogs. -- correct usage is "John and I

prefer hot dogs".
2. The boss fired we

today. / The boss fired us

today. -- correct usage is "The boss fired John and me

today".
3. Do this as a favor for we.

/ Do this as a favor for us

. -- correct usage is "Do this as a favor for John and me

".
Read this answer over several times if necessary. Once you catch on, making the correct choice will become very automatic.

Practice by thinking up puzzlers to test your friends, and then tell them the reason for the correct answer. Here are a few to get you started:
1. The award should have gone to John and ___! (Hint: to I

/ to me

)
2. Your decision really made John and ___ very angry. (Hint: made we

/ us

angry)
3. What if John and ____ treated you that badly? (Hint: What if I

/ me

treated you ...)

Answer 2

They are equally grammatically correct. Where 'I' would be correct (subject of verb) 'Jane and I' will obviously be correct. Where 'me' would be correct (object of verb) 'Jane and me' will obviously be correct.

'I am going shopping.'

'Jane and I are going shopping.'

'He gave the money to me.'

'He gave the money to Jane and me.'

Barbarisms such as 'He gave the money to Jane and I' result from a misunderstanding of the instruction given to children to say 'Jane and I are going out' rather than 'Me and Jane are going out' or 'Jane and me are going out.' Yes, you should say 'Jane and I are going out', because 'Jane and I' is the subject of the verb 'are going'.

It's very, very simple. Just leave out the 'Jane' and see what you would say. Would you say 'He gave the money to I'? No, you wouldn't. You would say 'He gave the money to me.'

Answer 3

Both "my mother and me" and "my mother and I" are correct grammar.

The correct use of these phrases is dependent on their function in a sentence:

• "my mother and me" - the pronoun "me" is an objective pronoun to be used as the object of a verb or a preposition.
• "my mother and I" - the pronoun "I" is a subjective pronoun to be used as the subject of a sentence or a clause.

Examples:

The reporter asked my mother and me for our opinion.

• direct object of the verb "asked"

Our neighbor gave my mother and me a pumpkin from her garden.

• indirect object of the verb "gave"; the direct object is "pumpkin"

My sister made breakfast for mother and me.

• object of the preposition "for"

My mother and I were invited to the party.

• subject of the sentence

The pie that my mother and I made is for a bake sale.

• subject of the relative clause

A good way to test the correctness is to break it into two sentences.

1. The reporter asked mother... 2. The reporter asked me...

1. Mother is invited... 2. I am invited...

1. She made breakfast for mother. 2. She made breakfast for me.

Answer 4

My partner and I is correct only as the SUBJECT of a verb.

For example:

My partner and I will be married soon.

My partner and I are going to a movie.

In all other cases, my partner and me is correct.

For example:

Explain this to my partner and me.

She gave a gift to my partner and me.

Answer 5

It depends on whether you are using it as a subject or object.

"Susie and I" is correct when used as a subject: Susie and I plan to be there.

"Susie and me" is correct when used as an object: The Harrisons invited Susie and me to join them last weekend.

Using only "Susie and I" regardless of the role it plays in the sentence is a common error. If you are unsure which form to use, try using only "I" or "me" in the sentence. If you would use "me", then you should also use "Susie and me".

Answer 6

'John and I' is correct as the subject of a sentence. 'John and I finished all the cake.'

'John and me' is correct as an object. 'That cake made John and me sick.'

A trick is to remove the other person. 'I finished' and 'made me sick' are correct. 'Me finished' and 'made I sick' are not.

Answer 7

Which one is correct depends on where the phrase is found in the sentence -- specifically, whether it is acting as the subject or the object.

"Jack and I climbed up the hill" is correct because "Jack and I" are doing the action, so they are the subject of the sentence.

"A bear chased Jack and me" is correct because "Jack and me" is the object, since something is being done TO them -- the bear (the subject) is chasing them!

Answer 8

It depends on the context. You would say "The dog chased Sarah and me" because you say "The dog chased Sarah" and "The dog chased me." You would say "Sarah and I went to the movies" because you say "Sarah went to the movies" and "I went to the movies."

Answer 9

The correct grammar is Jack and Me and not Jack and I.

Answer 10

Mummy and me went for a picnic, while we were eating we saw a fisherman and he had caught a salmon and trout.