You and I or you and me Which one is correct?

Answer 1

Sometimes. It depends on the context. "You and me" is correct when it is the object of the verb. "You and I" is correct when it is the subject.

You can tell whether to use "you and me" or "you and I" by substituting just the word "me" or the word "I" into the sentence and seeing if it is grammatically correct. For example, it is correct to say "He gave the gift to you and me." You would say "He gave the gift to me." On the other hand, "You and I are going to the store" is correct, as you would say "I am going to the store."

Answer 2

"you and I" - with a compound subject like this, if you drop one of the components, you can see which is correct.

"You and I will go to the circus", becomes "I will go to the circus" if you drop the "you.

On the other hand, "You and me will go to the circus" becomes "Me will go to the circus.". Sounds kinda dumb, doesn't it.

meaning both are correct.

Answer 3

This usage is generally acceptable, although strictly speaking it disobeys the 'rule' that states that the verb should agree with the nearest subject when there are multiple subjects. In this sentence, the nearer of the two subjects is 'I', which is normally followed by 'am'.

To say 'Either you or I am wrong' sounds clumsy, however, and 'Either you or I are wrong' is more idiomatic. As often in English, strict obedience to the rules may not be the highest criterion.

If you wish to be both strictly correct and idiomatic, you can recast the sentence thus: 'Either you are wrong, or I am.'

Answer 4

The words 'you' and 'me' are both pronouns, words that take the place of a noun in a sentence.

The pronoun 'you' is the second person, personal pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun for the person spoken to. The pronoun 'you' functions as the singular and the plural, as a subject or an object in a sentence.

Examples:

Jane, you must be hungry. I made some lunch for you.

Class, all of you have passed the exam. I'm proud of all of you.

The pronoun 'me' is the first person, personal pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun for the person speaking. The pronoun 'me' is the singular form which functions as the object of a verb or a preposition.

Example: Jane met me at the mall and bought lunch for me.

Answer 5

No; the correct form would be 'the others and I'.

Answer 6

Yes