Choose from the options lettered A - E the one that most appropriately completes each sentence It’s important for you and ..............to be there.

Analyze the question: The sentence is "It's important for you and __ to be there." We need the correct pronoun to fill the gap.

Concept: After a preposition such as for, English uses the object (objective) case of the pronoun. This still applies when there are two pronouns joined by "and" (e.g., for you and me).

• Object pronouns: me, him, her, us, them
• Subject pronouns: I, he, she, we, they
• Reflexive pronouns (himself, myself) are used only when they refer back to the subject of the sentence, which isn't the case here.

Step-by-step solution:

1. The word "for" is a preposition, so the pronouns that follow it must be in the object case.
2. "You and __" is the object of "for."
3. Check the options: • A. himself: wrong, it's reflexive and doesn't match "you" (and there's no subject it refers back to). • B. I: subject case, so it is incorrect after a preposition. • C. me: object case, so it is correct. • D. myself: reflexive, and there is no subject "I" in the sentence to refer back to. • E. they: subject case, so it is incorrect.
4. Test it by removing "you and": "It's important for me to be there" sounds right, whereas "It's important for I to be there" sounds wrong.

The correct sentence is: It's important for you and me to be there.

Answer: C. me

Exam tip: When you see "between you and _" or "for you and _", drop the other person and read the sentence with just the pronoun. "For me" is right, "for I" is not. This quick test works for most "you and I / you and me" questions in JAMB, WASSCE and NECO.