I or me (subject of the sentence)

Question

My father didn’t encourage my brother and I to bond.

should this be ‘my brother and me’ (because parents is the subject?)

Answer 1

Correct. You identified 'My father' as the subject. My brother and me are the objects in that sentence.

Answer 2

Without getting grammatical, a student can tell when to use "(noun and I" or "noun and me" by removing the second person from the equation.

My father didn’t encourage my brother and I to bond.

My father didn’t encourage my brother and me to bond. <--- correct