National Grammar Day Is March 4

Bet you didn’t know that. Want to test yourself?  Can you find the errors in these 5 sentences?

[1] At the Memorial Day picnic, the hilarious horseshoes contest ended up in a tie, so the judges gave the prize to both Sarah and I.

     Correction: To both Sarah and me. We’re all trained to be polite, and something in us doesn’t want to say “I.”  Here’s how to remember: Remove the other person’s name and say it out loud. “Gave the prize to I” is obviously wrong.

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