GATE EC 2015 Set 3 — Question 6

MCQ+2 / -0.67EasyEnglish Grammar (Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions)Verbal AptitudeGeneral Aptitude

General Aptitude → Verbal Aptitude → English Grammar (Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions)

Last updated 5 September 2026

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Ram and Shyam shared a secret and promised to each other that it would remain between them. Ram expressed himself in one of the following ways as given in the choices below. Identify the correct way as per standard English.

Correct answer (A) It would remain between you and me. Solution In standard English grammar, prepositions (such as "between") must be followed by pronouns in the objective case. "You" is the same in both subjective and objective cases. "Me" is the objective case of the first-person pronoun "I". Therefore, the phrase "between you and me" is grammatically correct. "Between you and I" is a common error known as hypercorrection, where the subjective case is used incorrectly after a preposition. Turn this into a strength. Explore AI-powered practice and doubt support with Success Tracker.

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Correct answer (A) It would remain between you and me. Solution In standard English grammar, prepositions (such as "between") must be followed by pronouns in the objective case. "You" is the same in both subjective and objective cases. "Me" is the objective case of the first-person pronoun "I". Therefore, the phrase "between you and me" is grammatically correct. "Between you and I" is a common error known as hypercorrection, where the subjective case is used incorrectly after a preposition.

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