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    Unit 1 - Easy Life: - Reflexive Pronouns - Have (Something) Done

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    Unit 1 – Easy Life

    -REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
    -HAVE [SOMETHING] DONE
    Reflexive Pronouns

     What is a reflexive pronoun?


    Reflexive pronouns are words that end in –self (in singular form) and –selves (in plural form),
    and are only applied whenever the subject and the object of a sentence are similar.
    e.g. I did it by myself.

     What is the use of reflexive pronouns?


    Reflexive pronouns are used to show that the actions described by a verb act upon the subject
    of the verb: the subject and the object are thus the same.
    Reflexive Pronouns

     There are eight reflexive pronouns:


    Singular Reflexive Pronouns
     Myself
     Itself
     Herself
     Yourself
     Himself
    Plural Reflexive Pronouns
     Yourselves
     Themselves
     Ourselves
    Reflexive Pronouns

     The forms of reflexive pronouns


    correspond to the forms of the personal
    pronouns:
    Reflexive Pronouns

     Be careful:
    We do not use a reflexive pronoun after verbs which describe things people usually do for
    themselves:
    He washed in cold water.
    He always shaved before going out in the evening.
    Michael dressed and got ready for the party.

    We only use reflexives with these verbs for emphasis:


    He dressed himself in spite of his injuries.
    She’s old enough to wash herself.
    Have [something] done / causative verb
    Have [something] done / causative verb

     The grammar structure have/has + [something] + past participle can be used to talk about a job
    that we ask or pay someone to do for us.

     In general we use a causative verb when we want to talk about something that someone else did
    for us or for another person. It means that the subject caused the action to happen, but didn't do
    it themselves. Maybe they paid, or asked, or persuaded the other person to do it.
    Have [something] done / causative

     For example, we can say:


    I cleaned my house. (This means I cleaned it myself).

     If I paid someone to clean it, of course I can say:


     A cleaner cleaned my house.

     But, another way is to use a causative construction. So I can also say:


     I had my house cleaned.

     In a sense, using a causative verb is similar to using a passive. The important thing is that the house
    is now clean. We don't focus on who did the cleaning.
    Have [something] done / causative

     NOTE: There are many causatives verbs (e.g. make, let, have, get) but the most common
    ones are have/has and get:

     Have + object + past participle (have something done)

    We usually use 'have something done' when we are talking about paying someone to do
    something for us. It's often used for services. The form is 'subject + have + object + past
    participle'. I had my car washed.
     John will have his house painted.
    Have [something] done / causative

     Get + object + past participle (get something done)


    We can also use 'subject + get + object + past participle'. This has the same meaning as 'have',
    but is less formal.
     The students get their essays checked.
     I'll get my hair cut next week.
     He got his washing machine fixed.

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