The form 'Dan and I' is used as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as subject complement after a linking verb (which restates the subject of the sentence).
The form 'Dan and me' is used as the object of a verb or a preposition, and as an object complement (which modifies or restates the direct object of the sentence).
Examples:
Are you going to lunch with Dan and me? (object of the preposition 'with')
Dan and I are going to lunch with you. (subject of the sentence)
They enjoyed the lunch that Dan and I brought. (subject of the relative clause)
They called Dan and me to go to lunch. (direct object of the verb 'called')
Their lunch-mates were Dan and I. (subject complement, restates the subject 'lunch-mates')
We were their lunch-mates, Dan and me. (object complement, restates the direct object 'lunch-mates')
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