Many Reflexive Verbs Use Myself, Yourself, Etc

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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 _ _herself______when she fell down the stairs.

2. My friend and I didn't enjoy ___ourselves______at the club.

3. Tina and Mark made a fool of __themselves__ __ at the party.

4. Did your brother teach __himself______Italian?

5. Ask your mother to introduce _ _herself______to everyone.

B. Complete the conversation.

A: Did you ____enjoy yourself______at the party?

B: Well, yes and no.

A: What happened?

B: Well, first I _introduced myself__ 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.

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 ___hurt myself ______. In fact I ___made_____ a complete ___fool of myself____ !

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.

___I gave my sister a present. ______

2. They handed their passports to the border guards.

__They handed the border guards their passports. ______

3. My aunt sent a really nice card to my brother and me.

__My aunt sent my brother and me a really nice card. ______

4. The manager gave some instructions to the players.

__The manager gave the players some instructions.______

5. When are you going to email your answer to your teacher?

__When are you going to email your teacher your answers? ______