Can we use are after I?

Only if there’s something else before the “I.” She and I are going to the movies. You need a plural subject to use “are.” Otherwise, if the subject is just “I,” then the correct form of that verb is “am.”

Can we use Arent with I?

“Aren’t I?” is commonly used and very acceptable in informal language. “Am I not?” is grammatical, but extremely formal, so in most contexts, “aren’t I?” is the preferred choice.

Do I use is or are with or?

When deciding whether to use is or are, look at whether the noun is plural or singular. If the noun is singular, use is. If it is plural or there is more than one noun, use are. The cat is eating all of his food.

Is or are with a list?

Basic Rule. A singular subject (she, Bill, car) takes a singular verb (is, goes, shines), whereas a plural subject takes a plural verb. Example: The list of items is/are on the desk. If you know that list is the subject, then you will choose is for the verb.

Why do we say aren’t I?

Some grammarians have argued in favor of ain’t being accepted as a shortened version of “am not,” but the word has been so thoroughly aspersed that this sense never gained acceptance. Therefore, if you feel social pressure to not say ain’t, and it feels phonetically awkward to say amn’t, you end up saying aren’t I.

How do you use is are?

If the noun is singular, use is. If it is plural or there is more than one noun, use are. The cat is eating all of his food. The cats are eating all of their food.

Can we use is with there?

Use there is when the noun is singular (“There is a cat”). Use there are when the noun is plural (“There are two cats”).

Do we use is or are with and?

What is the correct use of Me and I?

Proper Use of “Me” and “I”. Two of the most common words used incorrectly, both in written material and in speech, are “me” and “I.”. Technically, “I” is a nominative pronoun used as a subject of a sentence, while “me” is an objective pronoun, used as an object.

When to use me or I?

My mother told me to focus on my studies.

The ball came flying through the air and hit me on the head.

The weather did not look very pleasant to me.

When to use “I” and when to use “me”?

The grammar rule is that you should use “I” when the word you are using is the subject of the sentence and you should use “me” when the word is the object of the sentence. However, if you never had to diagram a sentence, remembering the difference between the subject and object may be a challenge.

When should we use “and” and/or “and/or”?

Nevertheless the phrase is still frequently, though perhaps not advisedly, used in the preparation of contracts, negotiable instruments , and similar documents. Where so used, the commonly accepted meaning is that ‘and/or’ means either ‘and’ or ‘or,’ or both.