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Jason7377 Posted 15 years ago
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Subjective form

After taking the dog for a walk, my father comes home from work, and my parents and I sit and talk about the day over tea.

Hello, I was wondering if someone could help me with this sentence. Should it be my parents and I or me and my parents and why?

I know that 'my parents and I' is the subejtive form, but isn't father the subject? Do the commas allow for more than one subject?

Thanks!
  

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After taking the dog for a walk, my father comes home from work, and my parents and I sit and talk about the day over tea. Hello, I was wondering if someone could help me with this sentence. Should it be my parents and I or me and my parents and why?

— AlpheccaStars

  • After taking the dog for a walk, my father comes home from work, and my parents and I sit and talk about the day over tea.
  • Hello, I was wondering if someone could help me with this sentence.
  • Should it be my parents and I or me and my parents and why?
  • Your sentence is correct.
  • The subject of the verbs sit and talk is my parents and I .
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After taking the dog for a walk, my father comes home from work, and my parents and I sit and talk about the day over tea.

Hello, I was wondering if someone could help me with this sentence. Should it be my parents and I or me and my parents and why?
Your sentence is correct.
The subject of th
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Hi,
After taking the dog for a walk, my father comes home from work, . . . .

This sounds like your father takes the dog to work, because he has the dog in his possession before he comes home. Is that the intended meaning?

Clive
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Hi Jason

I agree with Clive regarding the meaning of your sentence.

As for 'I' or 'me', let me explain as follows:

my parents and I sit and talk about the day over tea. (Using 'I' is correct,)

my parents sit and talk about the day over tea.
I sit and
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CliveThis sounds like your father takes the dog to work, because he has the dog in his possession before he comes home. Is that the intended meaning?
There are other possibilities. Maybe the father works in a kennel, animal shelter, or in the K9 corps. He might work for a sports team and the dog is the team's mascot.

And then maybe that was not the i
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AlpheccaStarsAnd then maybe that was not the intended meaning!
Yes. Maybe. Emotion: big smile

CJ
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