FL3 ch13 reflexive pronouns

• Engels
• Middelbare school

Grammar 

You can:

- recognize reflexive pronouns

- use reflexive pronouns correctly

Reflexive pronouns

• You use these in situations in which the subject (onderwerp) and the direct object (lijdend voorwerp) are the same person:
• "You should behave yourself"

Reflexive pronouns

• You don't use reflexive pronouns after verbs like wash, dress and shave.
•         These verbs describe actions which people usually do for themselves.
• Exception: you want to put emphasis on the person performing this action: She's old enough to dress herself.

Reflexive pronouns

Singular (-self)

• I ... myself
• You ... yourself
• He ... himself
• She ... herself

Plural (-selves)

• We ... ourselves
• You ... yourselves
• They ... themselves

1. She looked at ... in the mirror.

2. We bought ... a present.

3. You (singular) should introduce ... to your neighbours.

4. They tried to do everything ...

Now

Make sure you ask any questions you might have!

End-of-lesson Test questions

5. Sometimes it seems like I don't even really know ...

6. He should learn to behave ...

7. Are you (plural) going to paint the house ... ?

Grammar 

You can:

- recognize reflexive pronouns

- use reflexive pronouns correctly

On a scale of 0 to a 100, how well do you feel you understand the reflexive pronouns?

0100

Homework

Extra

I
you (singular)
he
she
we
you (plural)
they

yourselves

himself

ourselves

themselves

myself

yourself

herself

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