EXTRA English 21 The Entertainers
Grammatik und Übungen
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Myself, yourself, ourselves, etc
Many reflexive verbs use myself, yourself, etc.
I'm going to teach myself French.
You're going to make a fool of yourself.
He's learning to express himself on the piano.
She hurt herself when she fell.
We introduced ourselves to the other people at the party.
They really enjoyed themselves at the concert.
You can use these words for emphasis.
I used to be a little girl myself.
I made this cake myself.
There are various expressions using these words.
Suit yourself.
Help yourself.
Please yourself.
A. Complete these sentences with the correct word (myself etc).
1. Alice hurt ____ _____ when she fell down the stairs.
2. My friend and I didn't enjoy ____ _____ at the club.
3. Tina and Mark made a fool of ____ _____ at the party.
4. Did your brother teach _____ ____ Italian?
5. Ask your mother to introduce __ _______ to everyone.
B. Complete the conversation.
A: Did you _________________ at the party?
B: Well, yes and no.
A: What happened?
B: Well, first I _________________ to the other people at the party. They were really nice.
A: Yes?
B: And then someone started playing the piano. I think I drank a bit too much wine because I decided to sing a song.
EXTRA English 21 The Entertainers
Grammatik und Übungen
© 4Learning / Schulfernsehen multimedial 2007 2
A: And what happened?
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B: It was terrible. The singing was alright but I was wearing high-heeled shoes. I fell over and ___________________ . In fact I __________ a complete _________________ !
Verbs like give + direct and indirect objects
With verbs such as give, you can put the indirect object before the direct object.
Give a magic tap to the hat.
Give the hat a magic tap.
If the indirect object is a pronoun, this word order is more common.
You'll give him a headache.
Here are some other verbs that work the same way.
I passed him the letter.
We sent my mother some flowers.
I emailed her the news.
She handed me the cup.
A. Change the word order and change the indirect object into a pronoun.
We sent an application form to the manager.
We sent him an application form.
1. I gave a present to my sister.
_______________ _____________________________
2. They handed their passports to the border guards.
________ ____________________________________
3. My aunt sent a really nice card to my brother and me.
_____________ _______________________________
4. The manager gave some instructions to the players.
______________ _ _____________________________
5. When are you going to email your answer to your teacher?
______________ ______________________________