Question

Which sentence is an example of an I-statement?

A. This is by far the worst report you have ever submitted.
B. Your report has so many mistakes that we can’t use it.
C. I am unhappy to learn that you overlooked crucial details in the report. We just lost a potential client.
D. I guess the person who wrote this report didn’t understand the consequences of submitting poor-quality work.

Answer 1

It should be C, I am unhappy to learn that you overlooked crucial details in the report. We just lost a potential client. :)

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. I am unhappy to learn that you overlooked crucial details in the report. We just lost a potential client.

Explanation:

The term "I-statement" is used to refer to statements that express the feelings, emotions, beliefs or similar of the speaker using the first person pronoun "I". Also, these statements are assertive which means they do not aim to hurt other people but helping them to improve. In this way, from the options provided the one that is an example of I statement is "I am unhappy to learn that you overlooked crucial details in the report. We just lost a potential client" because this sentence includes the pronoun "I" and also expresses the feelings of the speaker "I am unhappy to learn...". also different from option D this sentence is assertive.