'you and i' vs
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As a result of hypercorrection, some speakers use you and I not just as the subject but also as the object in a sentence. Avoid such usage in writing.
Example Poor: This has given you & I a chance to dream. Better: This has given you và me a chance to dream.
After a dummy subject, the strictly correct form to use is you & I, but you và me is the more natural choice.
Example Acceptable: I guess it’s just you and me then. Formal: I guess it is just you & I then.
Similarly, as subject complement, the grammatically correct choice, you và I, sounds extremely formal, with you & me the more natural choice.
In comparisons as well, you and me is used most often, with you & I sometimes preferred in formal usage.
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As subjectAs objectI and me as subject và object
Some personal pronouns are used in the position of subject in a sentence, while others are used in the position of object. The word I is a subject pronoun, while me is an object pronoun.
The pronoun you doesn’t change khung depending on whether it is in the subject or object position in a sentence.
ExamplesDid you & I just manage to eat an entire box of cookies?These cookies are for you và me, nobody else.
The general rule
In general, use you & I for the subject và you and me for the object in a sentence.
Actual usage differs between formal and informal styles, depending on what sounds most natural in a sentence. In this article, we discuss how lớn decide when to lớn use which: you and I or you & me.
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As subject
The pronoun I, not me, is used as the subject in a sentence. Use you and I instead of you and me in the subject position. (The subject is the doer, or whom the sentence is about.)
ExamplesYou và I are not the same.You and I can achieve anything together.Both you and I have been invited.Are you and I really to lớn blame?
In full sentences, it’s usually easy to lớn identify the subject as the performer of an action or the person being described.
Easy to identify “you and I” as the people who should write a book và therefore as the subject.
But sometimes, it is not immediately clear whether what you’re referring lớn is the subject or the object. Simply check the function of the phrase by completing the thought.
Example“Who would volunteer for something like this?”“You và I (would volunteer), nobody else.”
When you complete the thought, it becomes apparent that you’re referring to the subject, or the doer.
As subject in informal usage
In informal communication, particularly in speech, you và me instead of the grammatically correct you & I is often used as the subject in a sentence. This is considered acceptable in informal usage, but not in formal usage.
Examples Informal: You & me can solve this together. Formal: You và I can solve this together. Informal: You & me will always be together. Formal: You & I will always be together. Informal: Remember how you and me would send coded notes lớn each other? Formal: Remember how you & I would send coded notes lớn each other?
Example Poor: Perhaps you & me could together find a solution that suits both parties. Better: Perhaps you và I could together find a solution that suits both parties.
As subject of a clause
Use you and I as the subject of a clause, even when the clause itself is the object of a verb. (Noun clauses can act as direct objects of verbs in sentences.)
The entire clause “You and I should make a trang web together” is the object of the verb think. The subject of this clause is you & I.
I believed you and I had an understanding.I thought you và I were in this together.They think you and I are up khổng lồ something.They know what you and I believe is true.Do you think you & I could solve this?
Example Informal: I knew you and me could achieve anything together. Formal: I knew you và I could achieve anything together.
Example Poor: My lawyers recommend that you & me sign a contract. Better: My lawyers recommend that you and I sign a contract.
With dummy subjects
In some sentences, the words it và there appear as dummy subjects, with the real or logical subject appearing later.
