Hello,
After checking Michael Swann's book and the internet I am still not sure why the pronoun me is correct in the sentence below, and whymyself can't be used. (it refers to a computer)
I can take it with me.
I can take it with myself.
Of course ,myself sounds unnatural, but is there a rule at play here?
How can I explain this to a person I volunteer with?
Thank you for your help. Appreciated as always.
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Hi, Mrchuffie,
These two threads are among my favorites as far as the use of reflexive pronouns is concerned: one thread and another thread.
@Mrchuffie posted:After checking Michael Swan's book and the internet I am still not sure why the pronoun me is correct in the sentence below, and why myself can't be used. (it refers to a computer)
I can take it with me.
I can take it with myself.
Of course, myself sounds unnatural, but is there a rule at play here?
As explained in the threads mentioned at the beginning, the verb phrase "take something with (the subject)" does not form a lexical unit and, as a result, what comes after the preposition will not be a reflexive pronoun even if it refers to the subject. The same thing happens with similar verb phrases like bring something with (the subject).
Thank you for your help
