Expect for you and I, everyone brought a present to the party.
The correct option is C Except for you and me, everyone brought
Let’s examine the sentence: “Expect for you and I, everyone brought a present to the party.” The word "expect" means "to look forward to something in future." It is making no sense when used with the phrase "for you and I." The sentence is making an exception of two people in the phrase "for you and I. So, ‘except’ meaning 'excluding,' and not ‘expect,’ would be used here.
Further, in the phrase "for you and I", "you and I" are acting as objects for the preposition "for." However, "I" is a subjective pronoun and cannot be used as an object. So, it will be replaced in the sentence by its objective form, "me." So the correct expressing of this phrase would be ‘except for you and me.’ So the best alternative for the underlined part of the sentence is Option C, which is the correct answer.
Options A and B are not correct alternatives as they are using "I" as an object for the preposition "for." Option D is not the correct alternative as it is inserting "had" in the sentence, and this is not required.
Let’s examine the sentence: “Expect for you and I, everyone brought a present to the party.” The word "expect" means "to look forward to something in future." It is making no sense when used with the phrase "for you and I." The sentence is making an exception of two people in the phrase "for you and I. So, ‘except’ meaning 'excluding,' and not ‘expect,’ would be used here.
Further, in the phrase "for you and I", "you and I" are acting as objects for the preposition "for." However, "I" is a subjective pronoun and cannot be used as an object. So, it will be replaced in the sentence by its objective form, "me." So the correct expressing of this phrase would be ‘except for you and me.’ So the best alternative for the underlined part of the sentence is Option C, which is the correct answer.
Options A and B are not correct alternatives as they are using "I" as an object for the preposition "for." Option D is not the correct alternative as it is inserting "had" in the sentence, and this is not required.
