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1 THE USE OF REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS (Supplementary Material for Beta Upper Module. Suggested Supplementary Material for Gamma Intermediate Module.) I. Formation of Reflexive Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns are constructed using the object pronouns + self/selves. Singular Plural Object + Particle Pronouns my your him her it our your them self selves (Myself, yourself, herself, etc). II. Uses of the Reflexive: a) When the action is done and received by the subject: When there is an action, there are normally 2 extremes: a subject of the action (that does the action), and an object of the action (that receives the action). The policeman Arrested 25 thieves. Does the action (arrests) Action They are the objects of the action (they are arrested) Sometimes the subject of the action is also the object of the action. To indicate this, we use reflexive pronouns: The policeman hit Himself. Does the action (hits) Action Object of the action (the policeman) b) When the subject does the action without help: There are moments when we want to emphasize that a person is doing an action without help or by their own initiative. For this, we use by + reflexive pronoun. Before Now Right after the accident, he had to use walking sticks to walk. He finished treatment and he can walk by himself. c) When the subject does the action alone: When a subject does an action alone (without company), we also use by + reflexive pronoun. Before Now He used to live with his mother but wasn t happy with it. He lives by himself and finally feels free to do whatever he wants. 1

2 III. EXERCISES: a) Change the following sentences are not correctly written or can be written better. Express the sentence correctly using reflexive pronouns: E.g. She lived alone for 5 years in a foreign country. She lived by herself for 5 years in a foreign country. 1. He shaved his own person every morning without looking at his own person in the mirror. 2. Nobody in the whole world can help them. They have to solve that problem without help. 3. In the old times, men didn t cooperate in raising children. Women did that on their own. 4. Our strength is that we are able to critize our own person. 5. Poverty is a vicious circle that perpetuates its own being. 6. Sartre said we were all alone in this world. 7. James Dean killed James Dean in an accident. 8. «Love one another as you love your own person». 9. This robot is capable of preparing breakfast, cleaning the house, walking the dog and driving and it does all these things by its own initiative. 10. Only humans and some primates are able to recognize their own person in the mirror. b) Fill in the blanks with the correct reflexive pronoun. 1. Some people are very happy with and their lives. Others will never be satisfied. 2. He has never done anything by. His parents spoiled him too much. 3. He had turned around to look at the secretary, so he hit against the door. 4. He got up and made some coffee for. 5. My child is growing fast: she can already walk by. 2

3 6. Know and you will be better and wiser. 7. I had a dream where I saw in a room full of all sorts of exotic drinks and food. When I woke up, I immediately went to the fridge. 8. The doors will shut automatically if any irregularity in the building is detected by the system. 9. The thief could run no more. He finally gave in to the police. 10. The house was big, old, cold and dark. She was scared to spend the night there all by. 3

4 KEY CHECK KEYCHECK a) Change the following sentences are not correctly written or can be written better. Express the sentence correctly using reflexive pronouns: E.g. She lived alone for 5 years in a foreign country. She lived by herself for 5 years in a foreign country. 1. He shaved his own person every morning without looking at his own person in the mirror. He shaved himself everymorning without looking at himself in the mirror. 2. Nobody in the whole world can help them. They have to solve that problem without help. Nobody in the whole world can help them. They have to solve that problem by themselves. 3. In the old times, men didn t cooperate in raising children. Women did that on their own. In the old times, men didn t cooperate in raising children. Women did that by themselves. 4. Our strength is that we are able to critize our own person. Our strength is that we are able to critize ourselves. 5. Poverty is a vicious circle that perpetuates its own being. Poverty is a vicious circle that perpetuates itself. 6. Sartre said we were all alone in this world. Sartre said we were by ourselves in this world. 7. James Dean killed James Dean in an accident. James Dean killed himself in an accident. 8. «Love one another as you love your own person». Love one another as your love yourself. 9. This robot is capable of preparing breakfast, cleaning the house, walking the dog and driving and it does all these things by its own initiative. The robot is capable of preparing breakfast, cleaning the house, walking the dog and driving and it does all these things by itself. 10. Only humans and some primates are able to recognize their own person in the mirror. Only humans and some primates are able to recognize themselves in the mirror. 4

5 b) Fill in the blanks with the correct reflexive pronoun. Supplementary Material 1. Some people are very happy with themselves and their lives. Others will never be satisfied. 2. He has never done anything by himself. His parents spoiled him too much. 3. He had turned around to look at the secretary, so he hit himself against the door. 4. He got up and made some coffee for himself. 5. My child is growing fast: she can already walk by herself. 6. Know yourself and you will be better and wiser. 7. I had a dream where I saw myself in a room full of all sorts of exotic drinks and food. When I woke up, I immediately went to the fridge. 8. The doors will shut themselves automatically if any irregularity in the building is detected by the system. 9. The thief could run no more. He finally gave himself in to the police. 10. The house was big, old, cold and dark. She was scared to spend the night there all by herself. 5