reflexive prn

1. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

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When do we use reflexive pronouns?
• He looks at himself in
every shop window.
• She cut herself while
cooking.
When the SUBJECT and the OBJECT of
the sentence are the SAME!!
• Did you do your
homework yourself?
• My mother is 75 years
old but she drives
everywhere herself.
To stress that something is done
WITHOUT HELP/INDEPENDENTLY
• I spoke to Jack
himself.
• I myself spoke to
Jack.
To stress the OBJECT or the SUBJECT

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I built this wardrobe that I bought
from IKEA by myself.
I built this wardrobe that I bought
from IKEA on my own.
How can we REWRITE this sentence?
I built this wardrobe that I bought from IKEA myself.
by myself / by yourself / by himself / by herself / by itself
by ourselves / by yourselves / by themselves
on my own/ on his ow n/ on her own / on its own
on our own / on your own / on their own.

4. FEEL RELAX
WASH DRESS SHAVE BRUSH
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FEEL: I felt better after I took some
medicine.
RELAX: You should know how to relax.
WASH, DRESS, SHAVE, BRUSH.
I washed and dressed quickly.
We DONT use REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS with these VERBS

5. 5
What are they doing?
They are looking at EACH OTHER before their wedding ceremony.
(The man is looking at the woman. The woman is looking at the man.)

6. 6
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF.
WE ENJOYED OURSELVES AT THE PARTY.
I BLAMED MYSELF FOR THE ACCIDENT.
VERB PHRASES