Ted, Dan, Diane and me were all cited

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Ted, Dan, Diane and me were all cited

by bpgen » Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:10 am
Ted, Dan, Diane and me were all cited for contempt of court.
(A) Ted, Dan, Diane and me were all cited
(B) Ted, Dan, Diane and I were all cited
(C) Ted, Dan, Diane and I were the ones cited
(D) Ted, Dan, Diane and I were cited
(E) Ted, Dan, Diane and I was cited
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by bpgen » Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:41 pm
OA B
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by KapTeacherEli » Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:42 pm
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by girish3131 » Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:41 am
bpgen


yr ques r very good...

but why don't u provide OE with OA... ?

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by harshavardhanc » Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:50 am
bpgen wrote:Ted, Dan, Diane and me were all cited for contempt of court.
(A) Ted, Dan, Diane and me were all cited
(B) Ted, Dan, Diane and I were all cited
(C) Ted, Dan, Diane and I were the ones cited
(D) Ted, Dan, Diane and I were cited
(E) Ted, Dan, Diane and I was cited
we know that here we have a compound subject. So to show that listed four were each cited, we need all.

Now as far as me or I is concerned, it is always easier to decide if you separate the items and try them with the rest of the sentence.

Me was cited

OR

I was cited


Hence, B is correct.
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by girish3131 » Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:13 am
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by Giorgio » Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:43 am
What's wrong with D?

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by Shawshank » Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:47 am
bpgen wrote:Ted, Dan, Diane and me were all cited for contempt of court.
(A) Ted, Dan, Diane and me were all cited
(B) Ted, Dan, Diane and I were all cited
(C) Ted, Dan, Diane and I were the ones cited
(D) Ted, Dan, Diane and I were cited
(E) Ted, Dan, Diane and I was cited
IMO -- D

bpgen i hope this question is not a home made one.. like in the other post..
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by VikingWarrior » Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:15 am
I would also go with B just because it sounds more idiomatic than D...but that is intuitive...what's the technical reason for D being incorrect?