Saturday, May 12, 2012

Reflexive Pronouns


Reflexive Pronouns
Subject
Reflexive Pronoun
I
myself
you
yourself
he
himself
she
herself
it
itself
we
ourselves
you
yourselves
they
themselves

Reflexive Pronouns refer back to the subject:
I taught myself how to build this website.
english teacher
Do you listen to yourself when you speak English?
students
The boy hurt himself while playing hockey.
He hurt himself.
player
She made herself dizzy by spinning around.
dizzy girl
A computer can turn itself off to save on energy.
It turns itself off.
laptop
We can learn for ourselves how to do many things.
english teacher
ESL student
You decide for yourselves to study English. No one tells you what to do.
students
They decide for themselves where to sit in class. The teacher doesn't tell them where to sit.
students
Match each question to a correct answer:
1. Did you come to school by yourself today?
Answer: _______
2. Does she know how to get dressed by herself?
Answer: _______
3. How did you hurt yourself?
Answer: _______
4. Is he able to help himself?
Answer: _______
5. Why are you crying?
Answer: _______
a. No, he'll need some help.
b. No, I walked with two of my friends.
c. I did it while I was working on my car.
d. I can't help myself. These onions are really strong.
e. No, she's only two years old.
Answers:
1. b; 2. e; 3. c; 4. a; 5. d





















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