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UNIT 27 – Reflexive Pronouns

Personal pronouns Possessives Subject Object Possessive adjectives Possessive pronouns [dO + iO] I me my mine

you you your yours

he him his his

she her her hers

it it its its

we us our ours

you you your yours

they them their theirs

GENERAL REVISION ON PRONOUNS

Reflexive myself

yourself

himself

herself

itself

ourselves

yourselves

themselves

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Singular: myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself

Plural: ourselves - yourselves - themselvesWe use a reflexive pronoun:

As a direct object when the object is the same as the subject of the verb:

I am teaching myself to play the piano.e.g.: Be careful with that knife. You might cut yourself

The most common transitive verbs which can be used as direct object with reflexive pronoun are the following:

amuse blame cut dry enjoy help

hurt introduce kill prepare satisfy teach

Check the use of the reflexive pronouns when the subject and the object refer to the same person or thing.- I enjoyed myself at the opera.- You will kill yourself if you don’t give up smoking 30 cigarttes a day. - He bought a nice present for himself.- She accidentally cut herself while he was chopping some onions.- The cat is enjoying itself with a little ball. - We helped ourselves to the free drinks at the party.- You shouldn’t blame yourselves for the mess, it isn’t your fault. - They injured themselves during the football match last Sunday.

When “ability” is implied, we can also add ‘by’ to the reflexive pronouns: myself / yourself / himself / herself; ourselves / yourselves / themselves

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Fill in the correct reflexive pronoun: myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - ourselves - yourselves – themselves [you can add ‘by’ if you think it’s necessary or sounds better]

1. Nobody can help me with the project, I have to do it ___________.

2. My little sister is always looking ____________ in the mirror.

3. James is a baby, he is too small to eat _____________ .

4. Mary, you don’t need to help the children to tidy the rooms, they can do it _______________.

5. My aunt Anne is a good dressmaker, she makes all her clothes ________________ .

6. My mother is very good at repairing things, last week she even repaired the car _____________.

7. We don’t need a gardener, we can do the garden ___________.

8. A cat doesn’t need to be taken for a walk, it does it ______________.

9. My grandparents say they don’t need our help with the meals, they can do it _____________.

10. When I moved to the new neighbourhood, I introduced _______________ to the neighbours .

Are you ready for a little activity?

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1. (by) myself (with or without ‘by’)

2. herself (without ‘by’)

3. by himself (we need ‘by’*)

4. (by) yourself (with or without ‘by’)

5. herself (with or without ‘by’)

6. herself (with or without ‘by’)

7. ourselves (with or without ‘by’)

8. itself (with or without ‘by’)

9. themselves (with or without ‘by’)

10. myself (without ‘by’)

ANSWERS

* Look at the following!! With or without ‘by’?The baby girl eats by herself

The man eats himself

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Reciprocal Pronouns "each other." ‘each other’ is a reciprocal pronoun Not a reflexive!! We use the reciprocal pronoun each other when the action is between two subject (usually living subjects: people or animals)

[with some verbs we use the prepositions “with”, “to”, “against” ]

They love each other They kiss each other

They hate each other

They help each other

They play with each other

They fight against each other

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Write the reflexive “self” or the the reciprocal “each other”

(1) My selfish brother only thinks of ___________.

(2) Sara and Peter haven't met __________ for a long time.

(3) The pen friends often write e-mails to _________.

(4) My parents enjoyed ____________ very much at the concert.

(5) My mother repaired her car ___________.

(6) The twins helped ___________ with their homework.

(7) People often give __________ presents at Christmas.

(8) I bought ___________ a new computer.

(9) The teacher asked us if we had done compositions ____________?

(10) They looked at _____________ and smiled.

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(1) My selfish brother only thinks of himself. (2) Sara and Peter haven't met each other for a long time.(3) The pen friends often write e-mails to each other.

(4) My parents enjoyed themselves very much at the concert.

(5) My mother repaired her car (by) herself.

(6) The twins helped each other with their homework.

(7) People often give each other presents at Christmas.

(8) I bought myself a new computer.

(9) The teacher asked us if we had done compositions (by) ourselves?

(10) They looked at each other and smiled.

ANSWERS

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