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Olive bee Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Informal speech

What variant is more acceptable :"Both Me and my sister" or "Both I and my sister"?

  

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It´s not a case of being "acceptable". One is right and the other is wrong, depending on whether they are the subject or object of the sentence. Like this: Subject: My sister and I are going to the cinema.

  • It´s not a case of being "acceptable".
  • One is right and the other is wrong, depending on whether they are the subject or object of the sentence.
  • Like this: Subject: My sister and I are going to the cinema.
  • ) Object : My mother made a cake for me and my sister.
  • Alternatively, also correct: My mother made a cake for my sister and me.
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It´s not a case of being "acceptable". One is right and the other is wrong, depending on whether they are the subject or object of the sentence. Like this:

Subject: My sister and I are going to the cinema. (But not "I and my sister are going ..." That just sounds wrong.)

Object: My mother made a cake for me and my sister. Alternatively, also correct: My mother made a

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