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Reflexive and Enphasizing Pronoun
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Reflexive Pronoun I → Myself You → Yourself He → Himself She → Herself It → Itself We → Ourselves You → Yourselves They → Themselves One → oneself
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Reflexive Use – they are after a verb, having the function of object. Reflexive Use – they are after a verb, having the function of object. Ex.: I looked at myself in the mirror. He saw himself on TV. Come here and correct yourself! Dry yourselves quickly!
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Emphatic Use – emphasize the subject or the object, used after a subject or after a complement of the verb. Emphatic Use – emphasize the subject or the object, used after a subject or after a complement of the verb. Ex.: I myself cleaned the house. John himself built that house. The dog itself opened the drawer. Caroline herself cooked the dinner.
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Idiomatic Use – By + reflexive pronoun – alone and on his own. Idiomatic Use – By + reflexive pronoun – alone and on his own. Ex.: He does the homework by himself. We were making cake by ourselves. Relax, concentrate, remember, get up, hurry – we don’t use Reflexive Pronoun. Relax, concentrate, remember, get up, hurry – we don’t use Reflexive Pronoun.
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Wash, dress and Shave – we don’t use too, just when we need to emphasize a difficult situation. Wash, dress and Shave – we don’t use too, just when we need to emphasize a difficult situation. Ex.: They were so busy that they couldn’t shave themselves. Click! Page 35. Click! Page 35.
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