I don't think I've ever been sarcastic, it was a friend's remark that made me think I am so.
Well, I am sure the word think should be in its infinitive form, but how about am, should it be am or was? Is there a rule?
If there is a rule, like verb + object + verb ......thingy, do write it here, as it would help me a lot.
2007-02-25 18:45:03 · 4 answers · asked by English Learner 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Omg, I HAVE TO bother about grammar. I'm not a native speaker, so knowing the grammar helps A LOT.
2007-02-25 19:02:20 · update #1
Hi English learner,
It could be either "am" or "was", depending what you mean to express. If the friend's remark made you think one particular thing you had said was sarcastic, then you want "was"--you were sarcastic at that point in the past. If the remark made you think that you're actually sarcastic quite regularly, then you want "am"--it is how you are and how you will be for the forseeable future.
Yes, with "make" you always want make (conjugated) + object + verb (base form).
She makes me laugh.
I'll make him wonder why he ever came.
2007-02-25 19:21:10 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In English, an infinitive has the form of :
"to be" or "to say" or "to believe" or "to stand".
Using the verb to be, you are describing a way of being. There is:
the subject/being/some way or state of being
You are sarcastic. I am sorry. He was wrong.
2007-02-26 02:53:22 · answer #2 · answered by Susan M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In daily conversations people do not bother about grammar too much
I do not know the whole dialog but looking to particular I can say that it is more suitable to use I was so
2007-02-26 02:54:41 · answer #3 · answered by xeibeg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are talking about tense in time.
"am" is present tense
"was" is past tense
2007-02-26 02:53:25 · answer #4 · answered by ReplicantZer0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋