Bill and I, or Bill and me before a present participle verb?
Hi!
Which one is correct?
Bill and I going to the pub mustn't be a problem for his girlfriend; otherwise she wouldn't have let him go.
Bill and me going to the pub mustn't be a problem for his girlfriend; otherwise she wouldn't have let him go.
I think the second is right since I can replace "Bill and me" with "us". But I can't replace "Bill and I" with "we".
Is my thinking correct?
Thanks!
Top answer
" Our going to the pub mustn't be a problem for his girlfriend; otherwise she wouldn't have let him go. But the sentence is not natural. Native speakers would phrase it this way, and it is still quite formal for conversational usage.
- " Our going to the pub mustn't be a problem for his girlfriend; otherwise she wouldn't have let him go.
- But the sentence is not natural.
- Native speakers would phrase it this way, and it is still quite formal for conversational usage.
- Bill's going to the pub with me mustn't be a problem for his girlfriend; otherwise she wouldn't have let him go.
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Strictly speaking, you must use "our", not "we" or "us."
Our going to the pub mustn't be a problem for his girlfriend; otherwise she wouldn't have let him go.
But the sentence is not natural. Native speakers would phrase it this way, and it is still quite formal for conversational usage.
Bill's going to the pub with me mustn't be a problem for his girlf
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