REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS (2/A)

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

The reflexive pronouns are:
singular: myself yourself (one person) himself/herself/itself
plural: ourselves yourselves (more than one person) themselves


Subjective Case/Reflexive Pronoun
I /myself
You /yourself
He /himself
She /herself
It /itself
We /ourselves
You /yourselves
They /themselves


* I don't want you to pay for me. I'll pay for myself. (not 'I'll pay for me')
* Julia had a great holiday. She enjoyed herself very much.
* Do you sometimes talk to yourself? (said to one person)
* If you want more to eat, help yourselves. (said to more than one person)


Exercise: For each of the following sentences, fill in the blank with the reflexive pronoun which agrees with the underlined word. For example:

1. He should take better care of ______________.
2. You may help ____________.
3. I saw it ________.
4. She likes to involve ____________ in community affairs.
5. We could see ______________ reflected in the mirror.
6. The bird perched _____________ on the window sill.
7. The students found the solution ______________.
8. You _____________ must decide what to do.
9. The teenagers amused ______________ by telephoning their friends.
10. We ______________ were surprised at the news.
11. He likes to hear ____________ talk.
12. She prides _____________ on her ability to speak French.
13. I told ____________ not to lose hope.
14. The fox hid _____________ under a bush.
15. I found _____________ in a difficult situation.
16. The children warmed ________________ in front of the fire


with (be) allowed (passive):
* Smoking isn't allowed in the house.
We aren't allowed to smoke in the house.


Let someone do something
This verb has the structure verb + object + infinitive (without to):
* Her parents wouldn't let her go out alone. (= wouldn't allow her to go out)
* Let me carry your bag for you.

people don't let you smoke here = you aren't allowed to smoke here