<p>Consider these two examples:</p>
<p>I, myself, did it.
I myself did it.</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>Personally I am disappointed.
Personally, I am disappointed.
Which ones are grammatically correct (according to ACT/SAT)?</p>
<p>A and B</p>
<p>The second one is B, but I think it’s A for the first one. The purpose of commaWORDcomma is for extraneous definition/specification:</p>
<p>I, myself, did it == I did it (myself can be removed due to surrounding commas)
I myself did it ==> It has two subjects, which is unnecessary.</p>
<p>Correct me if I’m wrong </p>
<p>It’s technically correct with the commas. But it is normal and accepted usage to omit the commas around a simple word like “myself.” It would be different if we were discussing a phrase, but it’s just one word. Contrast that with “I, of all people, should know better.” Just an example.</p>
<p>On the act the right answer is i myself no commas</p>
<p>@austin23 Are you sure? If you remove the myself, the sentence will still make sense.</p>
<p>I thought that too but on the june test there was a question that had answers
She,herself, (which i picked) but she herself was the correct answer</p>
<p>President Abraham Lincoln was instrumental in the civil war.
Abraham Lincoln, president, was instrumental in the civil war.</p>
<p>See the difference?</p>
<p>Although it is confusing, “I” acts like the title. “Myself” acts as the name. Much like there is now comma in Mr. Lincoln and we never say Lincoln, Mr.</p>
<p>One trick, is just to say it. Where is the inflection? What sounds correct? Obviously, this doesn’t always work, but it does help.</p>
<p>A and B are correct grammatically: the commas are necessary to separate the independent/superfluous clause from the rest of the sentence. </p>
<p>Anyway, in both sentences, “myself” is redundant and should actually be removed.</p>
<p>Trust me that you don’t use commas
I got this exact question wrong on the june test</p>
<p>another example of this is the word “itself”. I can guarantee you that 99% of the time the right answer will be without commas. </p>
<p>I, myself, did it - with or without commas, it sounds stupid.</p>
<p>Can we all, ourselves, stop fussing over trivial grammatical question? Thank you</p>
<p>Consider:</p>
<p>I went to the store myself. Not only does it look and sound right, but you probably wouldn’t feel a need to put a comma before “myself.” If that’s true, then it probably doesn’t need commas anywhere.</p>
<p>Abraham Lincoln was instrumental in the civil war, president. This is structured exactly like the sentence above. The fact that it sounds insane is a good indicator that the sentences are not analogous. (You can find structures like this in old and middle English, but not contemporary English.)</p>
<p>The fact is that reflexive pronouns occupy a unique spot in our language. Applying rules to them that you learned in other contexts may not always work.</p>