the trick to check that is.. write the sentence:

my family and i went on a vacation.

now set the two subjects apart and put it with the rest of the sentence and see if it makes sense:

my family went on a vacation.

i went on a vacation.

check with me and my family:

me went on vacation. — grammatically incorrect.

my family went on vacation.

try to site for more help: http://homeworktips.about.com/od/homeworkhelp/a/iandme.htm

Kimberly

If you are having trouble with the rules, take out the other people and see, does it sound right with I or me?

Example:

My family and I went to the store.

Me and my family went to the store.

My family and me went to the store.

Now try taking out “my family”:

I went to the store.

Me went to the store.

Me went to the store.

It’s obvious which it is, right? =)

My family and I will be going on vacation next week.

I will be going on vacation next week. (Me will not work here.)

My family and __ went to the park.

Would you say:

Me went to the park?

or

I went to the park?

Obviously “I” so I hope that helps.

You can not say “me and my family” or “my family and me”. You can only say “my family and I”.