my girlfriend and "I" or "me"?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

Hello,

I bought movie tickets for my girlfriend and I.

Could you take a picture of my friends and I?

When I learned English grammar in school, “I” should be “me” because they are objectives of the prepositions- for, of, respectively. However, a native speaker said “me” is okay, but “I” sounds more natural.

What do you think? Can I use “I” here? Is it grammatically right? Is it more natural or more like spoken English?

Thanks,
sweetpumpkin

2

You cannot use ‘I’ in any of these circumstances. ‘I’ is not the objective pronoun; ‘me’ is. For/of my girlfriend and me.

3

The trick is to take out the girlfriend and see what works…

Can you say “Could you take a picture of I?” - no. so me works here, whether you are alone, with a girlfriend or your friends.

How about “My girlfriend and (I/me) went to see a movie”? … take out the girlfriend and see what sounds best … “I went” or “Me went”…

4

you can compare 2 sentences:

  1. Can I take a photograph with you ?

  2. Could you take a photograph for me?

when being subject, we use " I " but when being object, "me " is right.

5

by the way, "for me and my girlfriend’ sounds more natural.

isn’t it?

6

“For me and my girlfriend” sounds very natural in casual speech, but the convention is to place the pronoun “me” afterward.

7

So it would be better for me to write ‘for my girlfriend and me’ in writing exams, right?

thank you very much

8

Yes, it would. You’re welcome.