Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Topic 7 - 8



Topic 7
Reflexive Pronouns
It is used to emphasise the doing of the doer.

       P1                         P5
       I                           myself   
       You                       yourself
        He                        himself
        She                       herself
        It                          itself
        We                        ourselves
        You                       yourselves
        They                      themselves

     [ I ] did it myself
     [ You ] can do it yourself.
     [ He ] prepares breakfast himself.
     [ She ] washes clothes herself.
     [ The dog] licks itself.

     [ John and I ] walk to town by ourselves.
     [ You and Leena] do all the housework yourselves.
     [ The children] helped themselves in the camp.

Try and See:
1.  John prepares breakfast for ___________ every morning.
2.  May sewed a dress for ____________ a few weeks ago.
3.  My parents built a kennel ______________.
4.  We helped ____________ to the food.
5.  The children tidy the desks _________________.
6.  I do all the homework by _______________.
7.  You picked up all the rubbish by ______________, didn’t you, John?
8.  Jack and I arranged all the books in good order ________________.
9.  You should line up ______________, boys and girls.
10. They wash all the clothes _____________ every day.

                                                                                  (15)
Topic 7          Reflexive Pronouns      (P5)
Exercise 23
Fill in the blanks with the Reflexive Pronouns “myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, or themselves”.
1.  I hurt ____________ just now.
2.  Ahmad puts on the shoes ________________
3.  Mei and I help ______________ to the food on the table.
4.  Peter, Joseph and Mei Mei enjoy _____________ at the beach.
5.  Lina hid _____________  behind the door just now.
6.  The rabbit plays by ____________  every day.
7.  You have to help ________________, boys and girls.
8.  You have to help _______________ , Joseph.
9.  Susan washes clothes by _____________
10. I can do all this work by ________________.

Exercise 24
Fill in the blanks with the Reflexive Pronouns “myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves or themselves”.
1.  Joseph tells ___________ to be careful on the road.
2.  Aminah dresses _____________ beautifully every Sunday.
3.  Yalee and I cook some noodles for ____________ every morning.
4.  I moved all these boxes by ______________
5.  The little monkey feeds ___________ with some food.
6.  Joe and his friends bought _____________ some balloons.
7.  You and Tom  got ______________ into trouble last Sunday.
8.  The peacock got into the shed all by ___________
9.  Sweep the floor _____________, Meena.
10. Make ______________ at home, friends.

Exercise 25
Fill in the blanks with the Reflexive Pronouns “myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves or themselves.”
1.  I always reminds __________ to get up early on Monday.
2.  Joseph and his friends carried all the desks and chairs to the hall  
     _______
3.  Mary goes to school by ______________.
4.  The little boy eats by _______________.
5.  Ali and I wash the dishes ____________.
6.  Do you clean the room _____________, Hassan?
7.  You and Leela prepare breakfast______________.
8.  The rhinoceros climbed out of the hole ______________.  It was very
     active.
                                                                                        (16)
Topic 8         Overview of Personal Pronoun

          P1         P2           P3              P4          P5
1.       I            my          me             mine       myself     

2.       You        your        you            yours      yourself

3.       He         his          him            his           himself
          She       her          her            hers         herself
          It          its            it               ---           itself


1.        We         our         us             our          ourselves 
2.        You        your        you           yours       yourselves
3.        They       their       them          theirs      themselves

P1 is always used as a subject.  It is always followed by a verb.
      [ He ] likes kite-flying.
      [ We]  read every day.                                       
      [ They] sing every day.   

P2 is always used as an adjective / a determiner.  It is always placed before a noun.
      [ He] likes (his shoes) very much.
      [ The cat ] licks (its paws) every day.
      [ Joseph and I ] often help (our Science teacher).
      [You and Tom] feed (your dogs) every day.
    
P3 is always used as an object.  It is always placed after a verb or a preposition or a gerund / F2.
      [ My aunt] sent ( me ) a card last week.
      [ Alice ] talks to (them) happily every day.
      [ We ] are all afraid of (it).
      [ You ] play with (us) every day.
      Thank you for helping (us).
P4 is used when you don’t want to mention the noun again.
      [ That ] is your book.  [ This ] is mine.   (‘mine = my book)
      [ His bicycle ] is here.  Where is [ yours] ?

P5 is always used with the right person.  The first person ‘I’  always goes with the reflexive pronoun ‘myself’ ; ‘you’ with ‘yourself’ and the like.                                                                                                  (17)
Topic 8       Overview of Personal Pronouns
Exercise 26
Fill in the blanks with a correct form of Personal Pronouns.
1.  I often see _________(he) on my way to school.
2.  That sharpener is John’s.  This one is __________(Mary’s).
3.  My grandfather washes clothes ____________( P5)
4.  Miss Lee scolded ____________ (the children) yesterday.
5.  My mother hugs __________(I) every day.
6.  I often help ____________(my parents).
7.  This is Peter.  __________ is a tall boy.
8.  That is a tortoise.  _________ crawls slowly.
9.  I talk to __________ (Alice) every day.
10.  Jack always puts ___________ ( he) books on the floor.

Exercise 27
Fill in the blanks with a correct form of Personal Pronouns.
1.  That is Paul and Peter is ________cousin.  ________ are of same age.
2.  I have a pet.  I take care of ________ pet well.
3.  This is a hamster.  _________ fur is soft.
4.  May has long hair.  She combs ________ every day.
5.  Ali has two brothers.  He loves _________ very much.
6.  That is Joe’s box.  __________ ( I ) is here.
7.  Tina and her friends love singing.  _________ voice is sweet.
8.  The pupils clean the classroom ________________. (P5)
9.  This is Joseph.  That wallet is ____________.
10.  Aminah loves drawing.  That picture is ___________.

Exercise 28
Fill in the blanks with a correct form of Personal Pronouns.
1.  James prepares breakfast ______________.(P5)
2.  You jog in the park every day.  I often see _________ there.
3.  You must learn to take care of _____________, Tom.
4.  John is talkative.  The teacher is scolding __________ now.
5.  George and his friends enjoyed ___________ very much at the beach.
6.  You and your friends must learn to take care of ____________.
7.  I can’t help __________ anymore because you are too lazy.
8.  I go to school by ____________ every Saturday.
9.  The elephant washes _____________ every day.
10.  Nora and I are classmates.  Miss Tang teaches _______Mathematics.                                                                                             

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