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I saw international students struggling with using the terms "you and I", "you and me", "Jake and I", etc.
I learned a trick which makes it very easy to choose. Here's how it's done: If you can correctly use the words I and ME in a sentence then you can find out which one to use in a sentence containing more persons. Let's see an example. The sentence is: John and __ will go to Dubai. Now to fill the blank, try to imagine the sentence without any person other than yourself, that is to say, exclude John from this sentence and then fill the blank. The sentence may turn out to be either a) Me will go to Dubai, or b) I will go to Dubai. Now ask yourself, which one is grammatically correct? If you can identify the correct sentence, then use the term used in that sentence to fill the blank in the problem sentence. Here, the option (b) is correct. So the solution to our problem sentence would be: John and I will go to Dubai. Let's have more examples! Mom has instructed you and ___ to do the chores. There are two possibilities: a) Mom has instructed me to do the chores. b) Mom has instructed I to do the chores. The correct sentence is (a). Hence the solution is: Mom has instructed you and me to do the chores. ___ and Junaid are best friends. Working: a) I am the best friend. b) Me is the best friend. Correct answer: Option (a) is grammatically correct. Solution: I and Junaid are best friends. They've selected ___, John, and Jane for the competition. Working: a) They've selected I... b) They've selected me... Correct answer: Option (b) is correct. Solution: They've selected me, John, and Jane for the competition. Now you know how it's done. Just remember the method and you should not have an issue again. If this post helped you, do share this post on Facebook, etc. and write your opinion in the comments below.
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