This flashcard explains the use of reflexive pronouns when the subject and object refer to the same person, highlighting the use of the singular 'yourself' for Tom.
Tämä muistilappu selittää refleksiivipronominien käytön, kun subjekti ja objekti viittaavat samaan henkilöön, ja korostaa yksikön "yourself" käyttöä Tomille.
| Task | Tom, be careful with the knife! You can cut _____ . |
|---|---|
| Answer | 4 |
| a | yours |
| b | it |
| c | you |
| d | yourself |
| comment | When the subject or the object in a sentence refer to the same person or thing we use a reflexive pronoun. Reflexive pronouns (myself, himself, ourselves etc) end in -self (singular form) or -selves (plural form). They refer back to the subject forms of personal pronouns: Steven was in such a hurry this morning that he cut himself shaving.For the test sentence ‘Tom, be careful with the knife! You can cut _____ .’ we need to choose the reflexive pronoun that refers to the subject form of the personal pronoun ‘you’: you → yourself (singular) or yourselves (plural). As we are given the context ‘Tom, be careful with the knife! You…’, we understand that the speaker cautions one person – Tom, therefore, we need the singular form of the reflexive pronoun ‘yourself’. Thus, we need ANSWER 4 (‘yourself’). |
| topic | pronouns |
| level | 1 |
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