Attract the attention to me/my self

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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what is right ?

I was able to attract the attention to me.

I was able to attract the attention to my self.

I guess it is “me”.

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I was able to attract attention to myself.

“Don’t do anything to attract attention to yourself!” his mother warned.

She only dresses like that to attract attention to herself.

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I was able to attract attention to myself. or,
I was able to attract x’s attention.

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Oops! :slight_smile:

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OK thanks . what about " I was able to attract attention to the thief"

would I say ( to him) or to (himself) ?

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I was able to attract the thief’s attention.

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No , I mean " I was able to attract the police’s attention to the thief"

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Ah, I see. It’s fine by me.

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It’s fine by me.

If I want to omit the thief , would I say (to him) or (to himself) ?

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to him or her.

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O.k , thanks very much, haihao

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You’er welcome, Ahmed.

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Also,
I called/drew the police’s attention to the thief.

The hard and fast rule is
You call/attract/draw somebody’s attention to something.

It always pays to have a couple of synonyms up your sleeve :wink:

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If you wish to refer to someone else (as in your example, the thief) then the usual pronoun rule applies:
“The thief tried to make his getaway, but luckily I was able to draw attention to him.”