ClSE 26. Possessive pronouns and adjectives. (Chart 6-12) 8. Direchns: Circle the correct words in italics. 1. Alice called her, hers friend. 0 2. Tom wrote a letter to his, he's mother. 3. Children should obey his, their parents. 4. A: Excuse me. Is this my, mine dictionary or your,yours? B: This one is my, mine. Your,Yours is on your, yours desk. 5. The bird cleaned its, it's feathers with its, it's beak. 6. A: What kind of bird is that? B: Its, It's a crow. 7. Paula had to drive my car to work. ,, Hers, Her had a flat tire. 8. Julie fell off her bicycle and broke hers, her arm. 9. Fruit should be a partof your,yours daily diet. It, They is, are good for you, your. 10. a. Adam and Amanda are married. They, Them live in an apamnent building. : , ,: , b Their, There, They're apamnent is on the fifth floor. ' \ ;, c. We live in the same building. Our, Ours apartment has one bedroom, but their, theirs has two. d. Their, There, They're sitting their, there, they're now because their, there, they're waiting for a phone call from their, there, they're son. 11. Alice is a good friend of me, mine.* 12. I met a friend of you, yours yesterday. *Afrimd qf t possessive pronoun (e.g., nfr*nd of mine) is a common expression. Nouns and Pronouns 177 myself yourself hmelf himself itself ourselves yourselves themselves (a) I saw mysogin the mirror. (b) You (one person) saw yourself. (c) She saw herself. (d) He saw himev. (e) It (e.g., the kitten) saw itself. (f) We saw ourselues. (g) You (plural) saw yourselues. (hl Thev saw themselves. (i) Greg lives by hinreolf. (i) I sat by ,yseJfon the park bench. (k) I enjoyed mysevat the fair. COMMON EXPRBSSIONS WITH RWLEXNE PRONOUNS bek in yourself help yourself blame yourself hurt yourself Reflexive pronouns end in -s@l-selves. They are used when the subject (e.g., I) and the object (e.g., myself) are the same person. The action of the verb is pointed back to the subject of the sentence. WCORRBCT: I saw me in the mirror. By + a reflexwe pronoun = alone. In (i): Greg lives alone, without family or roommates. Enjoy and a few other verbs are commonly followed by a reflexive pronoun. See the list below. pinch yourself teach yourself be proud of yourself tell yourself cut yourself giwe yourself (something) take care ifyours& wok for yourself enjoy yourself inmduce yourself talk to yourself wirh yourself (luck) feel sorry for yourself kill yourself 0 EXERCISE 27. Reflexive pronouns. (Chart 6-13) Directions: Using a mirror in the classroom, describe who is looking at whom. Example: ( . . . ) holds the mirror and looks into it. TEACHER: What is SPVOS doing? SPEAKER A: He is looking at himself in the mirror. TEACHER: What are you doing, Spyros? SPYROS: I am looking at myself in the mirror. TEACHER: Tell Spyros what he is doing. SPEAKER B: Spps, YOU are looking at yourself in the mirror Example: ( . . . ) and ( . . . ) hold the mirror and look into it. TEACHER: What are (Min Sok) and (Ivonne) doing? Etc. 178 CHAPTER 6 EXERCISE 28. Reflexlve pronouns. (Chart 6-13) Directias: Complete the sentences with reflexive pronouns. 1. Are you okay, Heidi? Did you hurt yakvseN 2. David was really embarrassed when he had to go to the job interview with a bandage on his face. He had cut while he was shaving. 3. Do you ever talk to ? Most people talk to sometimes. 4. It is important for all of us to have confidence in our own abilities. We need to believe in 5. Sara is self-employed. She doesn't have a boss. She works for 6. Steve, who is on the wrestling team, wishes good luck before each match. .I i t.' 7. There's plenty of food on the table. Would all of you please simply help to the food? I '*, 8. Brian, don't blame for the accident. It wasn't your fault. You did everything you could to avoid it. 9. I couldn't believe my good luck! I had to pinch to make sure I wasn't dreaming. .:, ' ,,,,' .>:,,):,. 10. A newborn puppy can't take care of 11. I know Nicole and Paul have had some bad luck, but it's time for them to stop feeling sorry for and get on with their lives. 12. Jane and I ran into someone she knew. I'd never met this person before. I waited for Jane to introduce me, but she forgot her manners. I finally introduced to Jane's friend. EXERCISE 29. Reflexlve pronouns. (Chart 6-13) Directions: Complete the sentences with any appropriate expression &om th list in Chart 6-13 and reflexive pronouns. Use any appropriate verb tense. k 1. The accident was my fault. I caused it. I was responsible. In other words, I blawed wyselF for the accident. Nouns and Pronouns 179 2. Be careful with that sharp knife! You if you're not careful. 3. It was the fist day of class. I sat next to another student and srarted a conversation about the class and the classroom. After we had talked for a few minutes, I said, "Hi. My name is Rita Woo." In other words, I to the other student. 4. When I walked into the room, I heard Joe's voice. I looked around, but the only person I saw and heard was Joe In other words, Joe when I walked into the room. 5. My wife and I have our own business. We don't have a boss. In other words, we 6. Mr. and Mrs. Hall own their own business. No one taught them how to be small business managers. In other words, they everything they needed to know about running a small business. 7. Mr. Baker committed suicide. In other words, he 8. 1 climbed to the top of the diving tower and walked to the end of the diving board. - Before I dived into the pool, I said "Good luck!" to myself. In other words, I luck. 9. Rebecca is home in bed because she has the flu. She's resting and drinking plenty of fluids. She is being careful about her health. In other words, she 10. Sometimes we have problems in our lives. Sometimes we fail. But we shouldn't get ,.::ll ,l discouraged and sad. We need to have faith that we can solve our problems and succeed. If we , we can accomplish our goals. 11. When I failed to get the new job, I was sad and depressed. I was full of self-pity. In other words, 1 because I didn't get the job. 12. In a cafeteria, people walk through a section of the restaurant and pick up their food. They are not served by waiters. In other words, in a cafeteria people to the food they want. 180 CHAPTER 6 - ,. c. EXERCISE 30. Reflexive pronouns. (Chart 6-13) Directions: Create sentences with reflexive Use imaginary situations. Example: wish myself + Last week I took my first lesson in skydiving. Before I jumped out of the airplane, I wished myself good luck. 1. talk to himself 5. cut himself 9. feel sorry for myself .::" >:; 2. hurt myself 6. wish yourself 10. introduce herself , 3. enjoy themselves 7. be proud of yourselves 11. believe in yourself . . 4. . take care of herself 8. blame ourselves 12. pinch myself .I _ , ,:. :a) There is a large bowl of apples on the table. Another means "one more out of a group of Paul is going to ear one apple. If he is still simiiar items, one in addition to the one(s) hungry after that, he can eat anothev apple. already mentioned." There are many apples to choose from. Another is a combination of an + other, written as one word. 3) There are two apples on the table. Paul is going to eat one of them. Sara is going to eat the other apple. [ another apple. :c) Paul ate one apple. Then he ate another one. another. the other a&. :d) Paul ate one apple. Sara ate the other. % other means "the last one in a specific group, the only one that remains from a given number of simiiar items." Another and the other can be used as adjectives in front of a noun (e.g., a&) or in front of the word one. Another and the other can also be used alone as pronouns. Nouns and Pronouns 181 EXERCISE 31. Singular forms of OTHER. (Chart 6-14) Directions: Complete the sentences with mother or the other. 1. There are two buds in Drawing A. One is an eagle. The othev is a chicken. 3. There are many kinds of buds in the world. One kind is an eagle. a. kind is a chicken. b. kind is a crow. c. kind is a sea gull. d. What is the name of kind of bud in the world? 4. I have two brothers. One is named Nick. is named Matt. 5. There are five names on this list. One is Adam. is Greg. is Nick. one of the names is Eric. name on the list (the last of the five) is Jessica. 6. It rained yesterday, and from the look of those dark clouds, we're going to have rainstorm today. . , 7. Nicole and Michelle are identical twins. The best way to tell them apart is by looking at their ears. One of them has pierced ears, and doesn't. . . . ,.,.,u2 :;. 8. Of the Hty states in the United States, forty-nine are located on the North American .,:.,', j,, ;., continent. Where is located? 9. France borders on several countries. One is Spain. is Italy. 182 CHAPTER 6 6-15 PLURAL FORMS OF OTHER: OTHER(S) vs. 1 THE OTHER(S) There are many apples in Paul's kitchen. Paul is holding one apple. :a) There are other apples in a bowl. (adjective) + (noun) 3) There are other ones on a plate. (sdjedve) + (ones) :c) There are others on a chair. (pronoun) Other(s) (without the) means "several more out of a group of similar items, several in addition to the one($ already mendoned."The adjective other (without an -s) can be used with a plural noun (e.g., apples) or with the word ones. Others (with an -s) is a plural pronounj it is not used with a noun. In (c): others = other apples. There are four apples on the table. Paul is going to take one of them. (d) Sara is going to take the other apples. (adjective) + (noun) (e) Sara is going to take the other ones. (adjective) + (ones) (f) Sara is going to take the others. (pronoun) The other(s) means "the last ones in a specific group, the remains from a given number of similar items." The other (without an -a) can be used as an adjective in front of a noun or the word ones, as in (d) and (e). The others (with an -8) is a plural pronoun; it is not used with a noun. In (f): the others = the other ap@les. Nouns and Pronouns 183 . they're son. 11. Alice is a good friend of me, mine.* 12. I met a friend of you, yours yesterday. *Afrimd qf t possessive pronoun (e.g., nfr*nd of mine) is a common expression themselves 7. be proud of yourselves 11. believe in yourself . . 4. . take care of herself 8. blame ourselves 12. pinch myself .I _ , ,:. :a) There is a large bowl of apples on the. that remains from a given number of simiiar items." Another and the other can be used as adjectives in front of a noun (e.g., a&) or in front of the word one. Another and