Usage and Grammar

Q. “Neither I/me nor my dog responded.” Should it be “me” or “I”?

A. The correct form of pronoun in sentences like yours can usually be figured out by considering the pronoun separately from the noun that it’s paired with. In your sentence, that process would look like this:

I/me didn’t respond.

plus

My dog didn’t respond.

equals

Neither I/me nor my dog responded.

If your goal is to use Standard English, the correct form would be “I didn’t respond,” which answers your question: “Neither I nor my dog responded.” See also CMOS 5.44; for more on Standard English, see 5.4.

[This answer relies on the 18th edition of CMOS (2024) unless otherwise noted.]