Upgrade 2 - Unit 6

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Upgrade 2 - Unit 6
Grammar Reference Reflexive Pronouns Tag Questions
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Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive Pronouns are used when the subject and
the object of a clause refer to the same
person/thing.
We can also use them to emphasize who does the
action.
For example
He bought a car for himself. I did it myself!
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Reflexive Pronouns act as objects, not subjects.
Jorge was hungry. So, he made a cake himself.
SUBJECT
OBJECT
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PRONOUNS PRONOUNS
SUBJECT REFLEXIVE
SINGULAR I myself
SINGULAR you yourself
SINGULAR he himself
SINGULAR she herself
SINGULAR it itself
PLURAL we ourselves
PLURAL you yourselves
PLURAL they themselves
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I looked myself in the mirror.
We helped ourselves in the party and ate a lot!
The cat is licking itself.
She always talks to herself before sleeping.
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Tag Questions
Tag questions are short questions that are added
in the end of an affirmative or negative sentence.

• You are Irish, arent you?
• They live in Britain, dont they?
• Susan havent lived in Toronto, has she?
• Brazil is the richest country of South America,
  isnt it?

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We use Tag Questions to
Confirm information
Falling intonation
That soup is amazing, isnt it?
Check information
Rising intonation
The concert is on Friday, isnt it?
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Keep in mind that
In the Present, if the subject is I, the
auxiliary changes to are or arent.

• Im sleeping too much nowadays, arent I?

With Lets, the question tag is shall we?.

• Lets go to the movies, shall we?

With sentences with negative words like never
and nobody, we use a positive question tag.

• Marcos never makes his bed, does he?

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And you?
Say one important thing that you have done
YOURSELF recently.
Say one action that your best friend can do
HIM/HERSELF.
Ask two tag questions, one to confirm and another
to check information.