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. A. It would remain between you and me. B. It would remain between I and you. C. It would remain between you and I. D. It would remain with me.

GATE 2015 · General Aptitude · English Grammar · medium

Answer: Option A: 'It would remain between you and me.' is the correct standard English usage.

1. Identify the preposition and required case: The word 'between' is a preposition. English grammar requires that pronouns following prepositions be in the object case. The object form of 'I' is 'me'.
2. Evaluate each option: A: 'between you and me' — both 'you' and 'me' are object pronouns. CORRECT. B: 'between I and you' — 'I' is a subject pronoun after a preposition. INCORRECT. C: 'between you and I' — 'I' is a subject pronoun after a preposition. INCORRECT. D: 'It would remain with me' — changes meaning; does not convey the shared secret. INCORRECT.
3. Select the correct option: Option A correctly uses 'between you and me' where both pronouns are in the objective case as required after the preposition 'between'.