grammar: pronouns & adjectives Flashcards
1. demonstrative p&a; 2. reflexive; 3. reciprocal; 4.personal pronouns; 5. relative attraction
1
Q
- adjectives & pronoun:
A
- singular:
- This: near (place & time) & refers to what’s going to be sad
- That: further away (place & time) & refers back to what has been said
- plural:
- These: near (place & time) & refers to what’s going to be sad
- Those: further away (place & time) & refers back to what has been said
2
Q
- meaning:
A
wederkerend voornaamwoord
3
Q
- form:
A
° me (subject) → myself (object)
- I → myself
- you → yourself
- she → herself
- he → himself
- it → itself
- we → ourselves
- you → yourselves
- they → themselves
4
Q
- use:
A
object that refers to the subject:
- direct object
- indirect object
- object of preposition
- pronouns after preposition
- emphatic use of reflexive pronoun → ZELF (not somebody else)
5
Q
- meaning:
A
wederkerig
6
Q
2 (reflexive) vs. 3(reciprocal) form:
A
- themselves: reflexive → 1 direction
- each other: reciprocal → 2 directions
7
Q
demonstrative vs possessive:
A
- subject: noun, noun phrase or pronoun representing the person & thing →
- performs the action of the verb
- which sth is stated
- possessive sentence that’s affected by action verb
- relative attraction
- object: a noun, noun phrase or pronoun →
- refers to person/thing affected by the action verb= DIRECT OBJECT
- action is don for or to someone= INDIRECT OBJECT
- exclamation, after to be, after than & like - transitive verb: with DIRECT OBJECT
- intransitive verb: used without DIRECT OBJECT
8
Q
- form:
A
° SUBJECT form:
- I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they
° OBJECT form:
- me, you, him/her/it, us, your, them
9
Q
- form:
A
It is I who poisoned the cat:
- I & who → subject & relative pronoun
- who poisoned the cat → relative clause
10
Q
- use:
A
- object form after than, as & like:
- than/as + subject form + verb ⇉ more formal style
- than/as + object form ⇉ informal style
