Punctuation and abbreviations in references?

• A. Your and my
• B. They and them
• C. Me and you
• D. My and your

Answer: (D)

When two possessive adjectives modify the same noun, the usual approach is to put the speaker’s possession first and the other person’s second. That makes the phrase feel natural and clear in references, for example “my and your report” rather than starting with the other person’s possessive. Pronouns like me, you, they, them don’t function as possessive adjectives in front of a noun, so forms like “me and you” or “they and them” aren’t correct in this role. Reversing the order to “your and my” sounds less natural in standard usage, so the preferred sequence is “my and your.”