Reflexive and Emphasizing Pronouns
Reflexive and Emphasizing Pronouns
Reflexive and Emphasizing Pronouns
I我 myself 我自己
you 你 yourself 你自己
you 你们 yourselves 你们自己
we 我们 ourselves 我们自己
they 他们 themselves 他们自己
he 他 himself 他自己
she 她 herself 她自己
it 牠/它 itself 牠/它自己
Reflexive and Emphasizing Pronouns
It bites itself.
- 在一些動詞(verb)或前置詞(preposition)後面通常會跟反身代名
詞。
He talks to himself.
- 使用反身代名詞(reflexive pronouns)來強調主詞(subject)。
Common mistakes
☒ They should take care of themself.
☑ They should take care of themselves.
They 的反身代名词是 themselves, themselves 是不正确且没有这个字的。
Exercises
A. Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns.
1. I study English _______________.
2. I can cook _______________.
3. She wrote a story _______________.
4. They painted the wall _______________.
5. We enjoy _______________ in the party.
6. My sister goes to school _______________.
7. We tidy up the house _______________.
8. The dog found the food _______________.
9. The dog hurts _______________ badly.
10. Peter carries the heavy bag _______________.
11. The girl buys _______________ some candies.
12. They can answer the questions ________________.
13. “Children you should do the exercise ________________.”
14. “Mary, you should do the exercise ________________.”
15. The fisherman _______________ catches a lot of fish.