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Using “I” vs. “me”

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When describing an event that you and someone else (subjects) did together, refer to yourself as “I”, unless you are the object of the sentence, in which case “me” would be the last word of the sentence.

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Error Sentence:

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Me and my dad

went to the store.

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Correct Sentence:

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My dad and I went

to the store.

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Also Correct:

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I went to the store

with my dad.

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Incorrect Sentence:

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Me and my mom are cleaning the house.

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Correct Sentence:

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My mom and I are cleaning the house.

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Also Correct:

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I am cleaning the

house with my mom.

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Incorrect Sentence:

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Me and my family

went on vacation.

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Correct Sentence:

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My family and I

went on vacation.

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Correct Sentence:

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I went on vacation with my family.

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Incorrect Sentence:

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Me, my sister, and my cousins went to the park.

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Correct Sentence

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My sister, my cousins

and I went to the park.

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Correct Sentence

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I went to the park with

my sister and my cousins.

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Incorrect Sentence:

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Me and my mom

went roller skating.

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Correct Sentence:

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My mom and I went roller skating.

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Also correct:

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I went roller skating

with my mom.

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Also correct:

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My mom went roller skating with me.

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