Transcript Reflexive Pronouns - Cursinho Vitoriano

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Andressa Ribeiro do Amaral
Personal Pronouns
Reflexive Pronouns
I
Myself
You
Yourself
He
Himself
She
Herself
It
Itself
We
Ourselves
You
Yourselves
They
Themselves
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Reflexive Pronouns exercem funções
reflexiva, enfática ou idiomática e sempre
concordam com o sujeito da oração.
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* 1) REFLEXIVA: o sujeito faz alguma coisa a si mesmo. O
Reflexive Pronoun vem depois do sujeito na sentença.
* “Any
act of espionage that violates human rights,
above all the basic right to privacy, and undermines
the sovereignty of nations, deserves to be condemned
by any country that calls itself democratic," Brazilian
President Dilma Rousseff told reporters at the
Mercosur meeting, according to Reuters.
* CAREFUL:
They kissed each other x They kissed
themselves.
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* 2)
ENFÁTICA: enfatizar que o sujeito
realizou/sofreu a ação. O Reflexive Pronoun
pode vir depois do sujeito ou do objeto.
* While Brazil's national team was knocked out in
a humiliating 7-1 semi-final defeat to Germany,
the government is declaring that the
tournament itself was a success.
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* 3) IDIOMÁTICA: indicar que o sujeito realizou a ação
sozinho. O Reflexive Pronoun vem precedido da
preposição “by”.
* He
studied by himself and was aproved at the
entrance exam.
* Why do you let me stay here, all by myself? (She
and Him – Why do you let me stay here?)
* All by myself, don’t wanna be... (All by myself –
Celine Dion)
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