Standard English ConventionsMediumObject pronoun, not a reflexive
Standard English Conventions practice question
Please return the signed forms to Mr Okafor or ____ by Friday.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. meCorrect
- B. myself
- C. I
- D. mine
Answer: A. me
The pronoun is an object of 'to'. The object form is 'me'. (Test it alone: 'return the forms to me'.)
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. myself
- 'myself' is reflexive — it needs the speaker as the subject, as in 'I sent it to myself'.
- C. I
- 'I' is the subject form; after 'to' the object form is needed.
- D. mine
- 'mine' is a possessive pronoun; nothing is being possessed.
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