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grammar help
Which sentence is correct?
John, Steve and me are going to the concert tonight.
or
John, Steve and I are going to the concert tonight.
Also, is it correct to put a comma before the word "and", EX. below:
I listen to pop, metal, and rock music.
or is this correct:
I listen to pop, metal and rock music.
Thanks
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Re: grammar help
John, Steve and me are going to the concert tonight. X
John, Steve and I are going to the concert tonight. 
I listen to pop, metal, and rock music.
I listen to pop, metal and rock music.
You'll hear different opinions on that. I prefer the second
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Re: grammar help

Originally Posted by
BobD
Which sentence is correct?
John, Steve and me are going to the concert tonight.
or
John, Steve and I are going to the concert tonight.
Also, is it correct to put a comma before the word "and", EX. below:
I listen to pop, metal, and rock music.
or is this correct:
I listen to pop, metal and rock music.
Thanks
I agree with 5jj on both counts. I prefer the second sentence regarding the music.
With your first question, there is a trick to help you work out whether to use "me" or "I". Here's what you do - remove the other people (apart from yourself) from the sentence and see what you are left with. If it's grammatically correct, then you had the right choice.
Suggested sentence: John, Steve and me are going to the concert tonight.
Now remove John and Steve.
What's left?: Me [verb] going to the concert tonight.
I'm sure you know that's wrong.
Suggested sentence: John, Steve and I are going to the concert tonight.
Now remove John and Steve.
What's left?: I [verb] going to the concert tonight.
As you can see, that's fine. It would become: I am going to the concert tonight.
Therefore, "John, Steve and I are going ..." is correct.
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