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Lesson 20
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. |
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| Do you listen to yourself when
you speak English? |
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The boy hurt himself while playing hockey.
He hurt himself. |
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| She made herself dizzy by spinning around. |
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A computer can turn itself off to save on energy.
It turns itself off. |
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| We can learn for ourselves how to do many things. |


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| You decide for yourselves to study English. No one tells you
what to do. |
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| They decide for themselves where
to sit in class. The teacher doesn't tell them where to sit. |
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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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