What is the proper way of saying: "Jim, John, and I am going to the beach."
Whenever I say "Jim, John, and I are going somewhere", I stumble over "I are going".
Should it be "am" or "are", or should the "I" come first, or should it be "me".
When reading everyday messages, I usually see people write "Me, Jim, and John are going somewhere", avoiding the stumble, but that doesn't seem correct at all.
Best Answer
Jim, John, and I is a plural subject, so it requires the plural verb are. I often becomes me as the subject in informal Standard English, but you should use I in writing. If it is coordinated with other nouns or pronouns it will need a plural verb, whatever form it takes.