2. GenericPronounsyou, one, we, they Weoften use youto mean people in general You can learn a languagefasterifyougotothe country whereitisspoken We can also use one+ 3rd personsing. to mean people in general. Thisis more formal thanyou and rarelyused in spokenEnglish Oneshouldnevercriticizewithoutbeingsure of thefacts
3. GenericPronounsyou, one, we, they We can alsobeusedtomake a general statementwhichincludesthereader/listener Whenwetalkaboutanaccent, wemustnotconfusethiswithpronunciation Wealsooften use theytotalkaboutotherpeople in general ortheauthority. Theyshouldmakeitcompulsoryforpeopletolearntwoforeignlanguages at school
4. GenericPronounsyou, one, we, they Weoften use they, them, and theirtorefertoonepersonwhomaybemaleorfemale, instead of usinghe orshe, hisorher, etc. Ifsomeonegoestolive in a foreign country, theywillhavetogetusedto a differentway of life. Couldthepersonwholefttheir bag in thelibraryplease come and see me?
5. ReflexivePronouns We use myself/yourself/himself… (reflexivepronouns) whenthesubject and object are thesame: Steveintroducedhimself
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7. ReflexivePronouns We use a reflexivepronounaftermostprepositions, whenthesubject and thecomplement are thesame. I managedto complete thecourse. I’mreallyproud of myself! Afterprepositions of place, we use objectpronouns (me, you, him…), notreflexivepronouns Sheputthe bag nexttoherontheseat NOT nexttoherself
10. It and there We use it+ betotalkabout time, temperature, and distance It’s ten o’clock. It’sfive miles to London Wealso use it+ beas a ‘preparatory’ subjectbeforeadjectives. Itwasgreattohearfromyou We use there+ betosayifpeopleorthings are presentorexist (ornot). Thereusedtobe a cinema in thatstreet, NOT itusedtobe a cinema in thatstreet
