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Should I Use 'Me' or 'I'?

Question
Which one is correct? "Jenny and I got our walk in this morning." or "Jenny and me got our walk in this morning." — Beverly, United States
Answer

To figure out whether you should use 'I' or 'me' you need to identify whether 'I/me' is part of the subject or the object of the verb. 'I' is a subject pronoun and 'me' is an object pronoun, so once you know how the pronoun relates to the verb, you'll know which one to use.

 

In the sentence "Jenny and I/me got our walk in this morning" the verb is 'get in' (this is a phrasal verb meaning "to do (something) in the amount of time that is available"). The subject of the verb (the person/people doing the action—who is getting the walk in.) is "Jenny and I/me." (The object of the verb is 'walk.') So then you should use the subject pronoun 'I': Jenny and I got our walk in this morning.

 

If "Jenny and I/me" were the object of the verb (the person/people that the action is happening to) then you would use 'me': The walk invigorated Jenny and me.

 

I hope this helps.

 

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