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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Me vs. I

Is it propper to say: "Lisa and I were invited to the party" or "Lisa and me were invited to the party" additionally is it propper to state that: "I went to the party with Lisa" or "Lisa went to the party with (Me/I)"????
  

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"Lisa and I were invited to the party" Yes. "Lisa and me were invited to the party" No. __________________ In the construction below, the subject of the main clause is the person who tags along with the person mentioned in the with -phrase.

— CalifJim

  • "Lisa and I were invited to the party" Yes.
  • "Lisa and me were invited to the party" No.
  • __________________ In the construction below, the subject of the main clause is the person who tags along with the person mentioned in the with -phrase.
  • "I went to the party with Lisa" OK.
  • Lisa went to the party.
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"Lisa and I were invited to the party" Yes.

"Lisa and me were invited to the party" No.

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In the construction below, the subject of the main clause is the person who tags along with the person mentioned in the with-phrase.

"I went to the party with Lisa" OK. Lisa went to the party. I accompanied her.
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Hello. There is a very easy way to remember this rule: you just take out the other person's name or description, and see if the sentence still reads right. For example:

"John and me went to the beach."

"Me went to the beach." Sounds daft, right? You'd say "I went to the beach", so you'd say "John and I went to the beach".

As for the second part of your question, "I
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HappywomanHello. There is a very easy way to remember this rule: you just take out the other person's name or description, and see if the sentence still reads right. For example:

"John and me went to the beach."

"Me went to the beach." Sounds daft, right? You'd say "I went to the beach", so you'd say "John and I went to the beach".

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