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Red Level
Lesson Twenty
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. |  |
| Do you listen to yourself when you speak English? |  |
The boy hurt himself while playing hockey. He hurt himself. |  |
| She made herself dizzy by spinning around. |  |
A computer can turn itself off to save on energy. It turns itself off. |  |
| 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. |  |
| They decide for themselves where to sit in class. The teacher doesn’t tell them where to sit. |  |
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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