Does anyone know the rule for using I, me, myself in a sentence. If I were to say: "Sue and I were planning to go." Past tense as the outing has past. Is that correct? Should I have said something different? I needed to be name specific for the other girl.
2007-11-21 11:05:41 · 5 answers · asked by flower 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"Sue and I were planning to go" is correct. The test for the correct use of I or me is to take out "Sue and" and see if the sentence still makes sense, "I was planning to go." "Me was planning to go." OK? "Sue was planning to go with me."
"I myself had not planned to go, but Sue had already arranged it." Hope this helps.
2007-11-21 11:27:33 · answer #1 · answered by SKCave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The I is correct and you have proper verb agreement.
Depending on what else you said, you can use various past forms.
"planned to go
"had planned to go.
The I is correct because it is a subject in your sentence. Me is an object, "He gave the ball to me."
You never use MYSELF alone. It always goes with a noun or pronoun.
"I myself wanted to do the work."
2007-11-21 11:22:16 · answer #2 · answered by dnldslk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I" is subject and nominative and you have used it correctly. She asked Sue and me when we were planning to go. Sue and me are controlled by the word asked and are accusative or object. It is incorrect to use "myself" when you don't know whether it should be me or I, as many people do. Myself is used reflexively as in I (have learned to) wash myself or for emphasis as in I myself would not have done that, or for clarification as in She wondered if I had done my homework myself.
2007-11-21 11:19:44 · answer #3 · answered by Eddie D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I" is used in the subject slot of a sentence (who is doing the action).
"Me" is used in the object slot of a sentence (which is in the predicate, saying who the action is being done to).
"Myself" is a reflexive pronoun, so it can only be used in the predicate of a sentence and it must refer to the subject (so "I" needs to be in the subject slot when you use it.)
2007-11-21 13:26:11 · answer #4 · answered by whispermoose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Sue and I were planning to go," is correct.
2007-11-21 11:35:45 · answer #5 · answered by cidyah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋