Friday, April 16, 2010

My classmates and me or me and my classmates?

which is correct?

My classmates and me or me and my classmates?
Depends on whether you are using this as a subject of a sentence or the object.


Subject:


My classmates and I went to the park.


(You would not say, "Me went to the park", would you?


Then don't say "My class mates and me went to the park".





Object:


The teacher sent my classmates and me out of the room.


You would not say, The teacher sent I out of the room".





Prepositional phrase:


The teacher gave an assignment to my classmates and me.


The tower was painted by my classmates and me.
Reply:The other answers are partially right, but it depends on the sentence it is in. But always, the person that isn't you comes first out of courtesy.





But, grammatically speaking, using "I" or "me" depends on the sentence surrounding it.





If the sentence is one where, without the other person, you would say "me", then it stays "me".





for example:


The cookie is for me.


The cookie is for him and me.


INCORRECT: The cookie is for him and I.





It stays 'me' because you wouldn't say "the cookie is for I."





But, if the sentence is one where you would use "I" if it was only you, then you would use "I" for one with both.





for example:


I like the cookie.


He and I both like the cookie.


INCORRECT: He and me both like the cookie.





This is because you would never say "Me like the cookie."





Have a good day. :D


Now I want a cookie.
Reply:Grammatically " My classmates and I" is the correct form. But in conversation you may hear "me and my classmates" or vice versa, which is grammatically wrong, but is used any way in conversation!


So if you are writing it down or you are talking in a formal way, you have to use the grammatically-correct form, but if you are just saying it among a group of friends, it doesn't really matter even if you say the wrong form. (In every day conversation you may hear people making such mistakes normally like: I don't have no money (which is grammatically wrong because of "double negation") instead of the correct form that is: "I don't have any money" or "I have no money")).
Reply:My bad..I clicked on the wrong vote for xotammie ..I ment to give her a thumbs up....She is right.....





Sorry...Wish I could correct it.
Reply:my classmates and I
Reply:My classmates and I. Both of yours are wrong.
Reply:Rule 1: Always state yourself (me or I) last, not first!


Rule 2: To find out how to use the correct term, I or me, you cover up the other people in the sentence and see which term you'd use.





For example: This is a photo of Laura and ____.


Would you say, "This is a photo of I." or "This is a photo of me."





I hope this helps!
Reply:neither.. classmates and I.
Reply:the first person
Reply:well it would be my classmates and me if you were to use it in the end of a sentence but if its the beginning of the sentence it my classmates and i.


=)
Reply:My classmates and I.
Reply:I think the correct term is my classmates and I
Reply:our classmates
Reply:i agree with the first person
Reply:ye i said me and my classmates and ma teacher busted my butt for it lol


she was like "take a minute and learn the english language! the proper term is my classmates and I"


and ye my teacher was strict haha
Reply:The correct term would be My classmates and I.





Lets say the sentence was:


___________ ate a sandwich.


Would it be


A) My classmates and me


B) My classmates and I


C)Me and my classmates





It would be B. Think of it like this, take away the other people, and just say the sentence with YOU in it. Would it be


-me ate a sandwich


or


-I ate a sandwich





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So, basicly just take away the other people except YOU and see which one is correct.





Also, you ALWAYS put yourself after the other people.


In this case, you had


-my classmates and me


and


-me and my classmates


well, me and my classmates is TOTALLY wrong. You always put the other people (in this case, the classmates) before you.





Hope I helped!
Reply:my classmates and I
Reply:non of the above is correct.I believe it is supposed to be My classmates and I.
Reply:definitely "My classmates and I"
Reply:my classmates and I


remember, you have to always think about outher ppl and put others before you


so you put "my classmates" before "I"


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