Fundamentals of english grammar third edition part 28 potx

ClSE
26. Possessive pronouns and adjectives. (Chart 6-12)
8.
Direchns:
Circle the correct words in
italics.
1.
Alice called
her, hers
friend.
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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 part of
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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
.:,
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.>:,,):,.
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.
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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
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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.
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6
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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
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,
,:.
: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.
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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.
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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
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j,,
;.,
continent. Where is located?
9.
France borders on several countries. One is Spain. is Italy.

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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.
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