Reflexive, reciprocal and indefinite pronouns

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Reflexive pronouns

Wederkerend voornaamwoorden

The cat is washing itself.

Reflexive pronoun

• I - myself:                         I hurt myself.
• You - yourself:               You ate all the food yourself.
• He - himself:                  He is talking to himself.
• She - herself:                 Emma did it by herself.
• It - itself:                          The lion can defend itself.

Reflexive pronoun

• We - ourselves:          We tested ourselves.
• You - yourselves:      Tim and Gerry, if you want milk,                                                                 help yourselves.
• They - themselves:  The band call themselves 'Dire Straits'.

Robert made this shirt ...

1. himself
2. -
3. herself
4. themselves

Lisa did the homework ...

1. itself
2. herself
3. -
4. themselves

We helped ... to some crisps at the party

1. themselves
2. ourselves
3. myself
4. yourselves

Emma, did you take the photo by ...

1. yourself
2. herself
3. myself
4. themselves

Finish this sentence: Can babies recognize ... ?

Dave and Mike, can you do that ....?

1. yourself
2. himself
3. yourselves
4. -

Reciprocal pronoun

Wederkerig voornaamwoord

Reciprocal pronoun

We use the reciprocal pronouns each other and one another when two or more people do the same thing. 

Traditionally, each other refers to two people and one another refers to more than two people, but this distinction is disappearing in modern English.

Reciprocal pronoun

Maria and Saif gave each other gold rings on their wedding day.

They married last summer.

Terry and Juan kissed at the end of the ceremony.

Maria and Nikita were talking to each other in the hallway.

Carmen and Carl hugged when they said goodbye

The students congratulated one another after giving practice speeches..

Reciprocal pronouns

Reciprocal pronouns worden gebruikt om een wederzijdse relatie uit te drukken. 

Het wederkerig vnw verwijst naar het onderwerp van de zin.

They are talking to each other.

We will always love one another.

Sarah and Marvin always help each other.

Uitzonderingen

Reflexive pronouns gebruik je niet na werkwoorden als wash, dress en shave, tenzij je nadruk wilt leggen op wie het doet. 

(Deze werkwoorden gaan over acties die mensen meestal voor zichzelf doen)

Reciprocal pronouns gebruik je niet na werkwoorden als hug, marry en kiss.

(Deze werkwoorden geven al aan dat de handeling van beide kanten komt. 

Voorbeelden

Reflexive pronouns:

Jack decided to reward himself.

I pour a cup of tea for myself every morning.

Reciprocal pronouns:

They talk to one another.

We didn't look at each other.

My sister and my mom look just like________________.

1. each other
2. one another

All the boats in the harbor were bumping against______________ in the storm.

1. each other
2. one another

Please tell members of the committee to show respect for _________.

1. each other
2. one another

Does ________have a phone charger? (I don't know if a person has a charger or not.)
(-one)

We went ________this weekend. We stayed at home.
[ -where ]

She didn't bring ______to the party.
[ -thing]

A: What's wrong? B: ______, I'm fine.
(-thing)

Fill in the blanks with correct indefinite pronoun.
______lives in that house. It's empty.