10. dedication
The willingness to
spend a lot of
time, effort and
energy toward
something
important to you.
commitment
perseverance
persistence
not giving up!!!
31. We use a reflexive pronoun when we want to
refer back to the subject of the sentence or
clause.
Reflexive pronouns end in "-self" (singular)
or "-selves" (plural).
Reflexive Pronouns
33. Reflexive Pronouns
non-reflexive
the underlined words are NOT the
same person/thing
REFLEXIVE pronouns
the underlined words are the SAME
person/thing
John saw me. I saw myself in the mirror.
Why does he blame you? Why do you blame yourself?
David sent her a copy. Mary sent herself a copy.
My dog hurt the cat. My dog hurt itself.
We blame you. We blame ourselves.
Can you help my children? Can you help yourselves?
They cannot look after the babies. They cannot look after themselves.
34. When to use reflexive pronouns
1. When the subject and the object refer to the same person
or thing.
He accidentally cut himself while he was chopping the vegetables.
She bought a present for herself.
We helped ourselves to the free drinks at the launch party.
They injured themselves during the rugby match.
I enjoyed myself at the concert.
The dog is scratching itself – it must have fleas!
35. When to use reflexive pronouns
2. We use them for emphasis.
The author signed the book for me herself!
I did it myself.
Never mind. We'll do it ourselves.
The President himself promised to stop the war.
You yourselves asked us to do it.
They recommend this book even though they had never read it
themselves.
36. When to use reflexive pronouns
3. In some cases we use it to have a similar
meaning to “also” or “too”.
Annabelle was pretty happy last night. I was pretty happy
myself.
37. When to use reflexive pronouns
4. Use “by” with a reflexive pronoun to mean
“alone”.
At the age of eleven, Sue took the plane by herself
from New York to Seoul to visit her grandparents.
The bank teller was by himself when the robber
entered the bank.
Do you like to exercise by yourself or with a friend?
38. Let’s practice.
1. This accident was my fault. I blame ________ for the
accident.
2. Be careful with that sharp knife! You are going to cut
_________ if you are not careful.
myself
yourself
39. 3. John talks to ________ when he’s nervous.
4. My wife and I have our own business. We don't have a
boss. We work for __________.
5. No one taught Mr. and Mrs. Hall how to run a business.
They taught ___________ everything they needed to
know about running a small business.
himself
ourselves
themselves
40. 6. David spilled hot water on himself. He burned _______.
7. Rebecca has the flu. She must rest at home and take
care of _______.
8. They were by ____________ in the house when the
fire started in the kitchen.
himself
herself
themselves
41. 9. If we believe in _________, we can accomplish our
goals.
10. When I failed to get the job, I was sad and depressed.
I felt sorry for _______.
11. The machine managed to fix _______.
12. I am going to the doctor by ________.
ourselves
myself
itself
myself
