Reflexive pronouns
We need to believe in ourselves
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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
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- Reflexive pronouns for same subject and object
- Reflexive pronouns for emphasis
- Reflexive pronouns + by meaning alone
- Reflexive pronouns for politeness
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We need to believe in ourselves more.
Adding emphasis We can add a reflexive pronoun for emphasis when it's unusual or different. He wants to pass his driving test so that he can drive himself to work. She broke her arm, so she couldn't wash herself very easily. We can use reflexive pronouns to emphasise that someone does it personally, not anybody else. The door was definitely locked. I locked it myself. Are you redecorating your flat yourselves? We can also use a reflexive pronoun together with the noun it refers to in order to emphasise it. We talked to the manager herself, and she agreed to give us our money back. Parents themselves need to take more responsibility for their children's learning. By + reflexive pronoun We can use by + reflexive pronoun to mean alone. He usually goes on holiday by himself. Do you enjoy being by yourself? Reciprocal pronouns Notice the difference between plural reflexive pronouns and reciprocal pronouns (each other, one another). They're buying themselves a new television. They're buying each other small gifts. We looked at ourselves in the mirror. We looked at each other in surprise. With reciprocal pronouns (e.g. each other), each person does the action to the other person/people but not to themselves. Do this exercise to test your grammar again. Reflexive pronouns end in -self or -selves. They refer back to the subject forms of personal pronouns (underlined in the example below): We didn’t decorate it ourselves. Someone else did it for us.
Reflexive pronouns for same subject and objectWe often use reflexive pronouns when the subject and the object of the verb refer to the same person or thing: He cut himself on the broken glass. She made herself a cup of tea and sat down in front of the television. Parents often blame themselves for the way their children behave. We use a reflexive pronoun to make it clear who or what is being referred to. Compare
Reflexive pronouns for emphasisWe can use reflexive pronouns for emphasis: The director of the company wrote to us himself to apologise for the dreadful service. (or The director of the company himself wrote to us to apologise for the dreadful service.) We don’t use reflexive pronouns on their own as the subject of a clause, but we can use them with a noun or pronoun to emphasise the subject: Parents and teachers always pass on to children what they themselves have been told, and this has been going on for hundreds, or even thousands of years. Reflexive pronouns + by meaning aloneWe often use reflexive pronouns with by to mean ‘alone’ or ‘without any help’: Why don’t you go by yourself? The children made the entire meal by themselves. Reflexive pronouns for politenessWe sometimes use reflexive pronouns instead of personal pronouns for politeness, but not as the subject of a clause: The National Trust is a charity depending on the support of people like yourself. (or … people like you.) Warning: We don’t use reflexive pronouns with verbs of everyday actions unless we want to emphasise something: She washed and dressed and had breakfast in the tiny kitchen. Not: See also: Pronouns: personal (I, me, you, him, it, they, etc.) Each other, one another Популярные запросы01Used to 02Also, as well or too? 03Suggest 04Adverbs and adverb phrases: position 05Future: be going to (I am going to work) 06Reported speech: indirect speech 07Any 08Word formation 09Either … or… 10Contractions Download 25.92 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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