@ Reflexive pronouns myself, herself, themselves What does this note say?. Lily is too young to look after herself.. When Daddy gets home from work, he can make himself a sandwich too..
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Fill in each blank with the correct pronoun
Look! The invisible man is Help! Help! Please! drowning! (c)
Someone help (a) ! || needs help | Yes Someone must
isa
good swimmer Let's go and
talk to (c)
Sorry, boys (b)
man is drowning! Can painting my fingernails I mustn't
(a)
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(myself, herself, themselves)
What does this note say?
Dear Sally,
Simon has hurt himself and I am taking him to
the hospital I am taking Lily with me too Lily
is too young to look after herself
T think Simon has a broken arm He was
climbing on a chair to look at himself in the
mirror but he fell of f
If you are hungry, you can make yourself a
sandwich When Daddy gets home from work,
he can make himself a sandwich too And both
of you can help yourselves to some fruit If
Simon and I are hungry, we will get ourselves
something to eat on the way home
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ending with -self or -selves Here are the first two
Simon has hurt himself
Lily is too young to look after herself
Words like himself and herself are another type of pronoun They are called reflexive pronouns
Here are some more examples
‘My cat Did you enjoy Can T buy myself is always yourself at an ice cream? washing
itself
TA
the party?
t2
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see the difference?
Alan is teaching him Alan is teaching himself
to play the guitar to play the guitar
Sentence A is about
two different people
Alan is teaching him to
play the guitar
Sentence B is about just
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She is painting a She is painting a
picture of her picture of herself
She is painting a picture She is painting a picture
Reflexive pronouns do another important job
No, no, no! I want to open
Shall I open
the parcel for
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picture Did
anyone help
No, I painted it
Grammar Help
You can use a reflexive
pronoun for emphasis
Usually, the meaning is
without any help from
anyone
If you know all the personal pronouns, reflexive
pronouns are easy
subject object
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PRACTICE
Fill each gap with the correct reflexive pronoun
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| don’t need any help, thank you | can pour the milk
My mother is making a new dress The children are too young to take care of
Well done, Wendy! You have got ten out of ten! You should be proud of
It was a great party We all enjoyed
If the two of you are not careful, you are
going to hurt
Tim bought two ice creams, one for me and
one for :
| think that bird is building anest
Ạ a
( )
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Why does she keep looking dt _—_— in
the mirror?
Can | get _ another drink, please?
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