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quinta-feira, 25 de abril de 2019

Exercises - Reflexive Pronouns


               
EXERCISE  (REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS)
1ª) Supply the correct reflexive pronouns:
    (Coloque o pronome reflexivo correto.)
a)      James drinks too much. He is destroying  ____________________ .
b)      We wash _______________________ in the morning.
c)       The boy hurt ______________________ when he fell from a tree.
d)      We enjoyed ______________________ at the party.
e)      He was singing to ___________________ in the shower.
f)       You must protect ____________________ from the sun.

2ª) Substitute the word ALONE. Use reflexive pronouns idiomatically.
      (Substitua a palavra ALONE (sozinho). Use o pronome reflexivo idiomaticamente.)
a)      The princess lives in the castles alone.
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b)      I want to do that work alone.
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c)       Chris and John are walking in the park alone.
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d)      The boys found the secret place alone.
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e)      He must solve this problem alone.
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3ª) Complete the sentences with  the adequate reflexive pronouns from de box:
     (Complete as frases com os pronomes reflexivos adequados dentro do quadro.)
by herself                                          ourselves                           by themselves
by my self                          by ourselves                                     herself

a)      We lived __________________________.
(Nós moramos sozinhos.)
b)      She flew to New York _____________________________.
(Ela voou para Nova York sozinha.)
c)       We always prepare ___________________________.
(Nós sempre nos preparamos.)
d)      They prepared all meals ___________________________.
(Eles prepararam todas as refeições sozinhos.)
e)      I went to the bank ___________________________.
(Eu fui para o banco sozinha.)
f)       She blamed _______________________ for the accident.
(Ela se culpou pelo acidente.)


Reflexive Pronouns


RFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
Os pronomes reflexivos caracterizam-se pelas terminações SELF (singular) e SELVES (PLURAL).
PERSONAL                                                                                        REFLEXIVE
PRONOUNS                                                                                     PRONOUNS
I  -------------------------------------------------------------- myself
You ---------------------------------------------------------- yourself
He ---------------------------------------------------------  himself
                                  She --------------------------------------------------------   herself
We -------------------------------------------------------- ourselves
You ---------------------------------------------------------yourselves
They ------------------------------------------------------- themselves

ð  Os pronomes reflexivos podem ter função reflexiva, indicando que a ação recai sobreo próprio sujeito. Neste caso, o pronome vem após o verbo e concorda com o sujeito.
Eg.: He hurt himself last night. (Ele se cortou noite passada.)

ð  Os Pronomes reflexivos podem ter a função idiomática. Neste caso, o pronome vem precedido de by e significa sozinho.
Eg.:  I live by myself. ( Eu moro sozinho.)