Fundamentals Of English Grammar

myself

yourself

hmelf

himself

itself

ourselves

yourselves

themselves

(a) I saw mysogin the mirror.

(b) You (one person) saw yourself.

(c) She saw herself.

(d) He saw himev.

(e) It (e.g., the kitten) saw itself.

(f) We saw ourselues.

(g) You (plural) saw yourselues.

(hl Thev saw themselves.

(i) Greg lives by hinreolf.

(i) I sat by ,yseJfon the park bench.

(k) I enjoyed mysevat the fair.

COMMON EXPRBSSIONS WITH RWLEXNE PRONOUNS

bek in yourself help yourself

blame yourself hurt yourself

Reflexive pronouns end in -s@l-selves. They are

used when the subject (e.g., I) and the object (e.g.,

myself) are the same person. The action of the verb

is pointed back to the subject of the sentence.

WCORRBCT: I saw me in the mirror.

By + a reflexwe pronoun = alone. In (i): Greg lives

alone, without family or roommates.

Enjoy and a few other verbs are commonly followed

by a reflexive pronoun. See the list below.

pinch yourself teach yourself

be proud of yourself tell yourself

cut yourself giwe yourself (something) take care ifyours& wok for yourself

enjoy yourself inmduce yourself talk to yourself wirh yourself (luck)

feel sorry for yourself kill yourself

0 EXERCISE 27. Reflexive pronouns. (Chart 6-13)

Directions: Using a mirror in the classroom, describe who is looking at whom.

Example: (... ) holds the mirror and looks into it.

TEACHER: What is SPVOS doing?

SPEAKER A: He is looking at himself in the mirror.

TEACHER: What are you doing, Spyros?

SPYROS: I am looking at myself in the mirror.

TEACHER: Tell Spyros what he is doing.

SPEAKER B: Spps, YOU are looking at yourself in the mirror

Example: (... ) and (... ) hold the mirror and look into it.

TEACHER: What are (Min Sok) and (Ivonne) doing? Etc.

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