MAKING INFERENCE AND REFLEXIVE PRONOUN L4&5 Flashcards
a pronoun ENDING IN -SELF OR -SELVES that shows the subject of the sentence is the same as the object of the sentence
Reflexive pronouns
a pronoun that is PRECEDEED OR FOLLOWED by a noun, adjective, abverb, or a pronoun to which it refers within the same clause
reflexive pronouns
subject pronouns (plural)
we, you, they
Reflexive pronouns
ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Reflexive pronouns (singular)
myself, yourself,
subject pronouns
i, you,
subject pronouns (singular)
he, she, it
reflexive pronouns
himself, herself, itself
When the object is the same as the subject of the verb
Direct object
example:
I am teaching MYSELF to be independent.
direct object
example:
be careful YOU might harm YOURSELF
with the knife
direct object
When the ….. ….. is the same as the subject of the verb.
Indirect object
Example:
WE brought OURSELEVES game boards to play
Indirect object
Example:
SHE made HERSELF sanwich for breakfast.
Indirect object
Example:
We brought OURSELVES game boards to play
indirect object
With the ……. “BY” when we want to show that something alone or without
preposition
Example:
the queen lived BY HERSELF in an enormous castle.
Preposition
Example:
I cooked all of these dishes BY MYSELF
Preposition