Reflexive pronoun

Os pronomes reflexivos podem ser usados para expressar:•ação reflexiva.•função enfática.•função idiomática.

Ação reflexiva

•A ação do verbo recai sobre o próprio sujeito.

▫I cut myself.

▫She combs herself.

▫After eating, the cat cleans itself.

▫They burned themselves on the fireplace.

Função enfática• O pronome deve combinar com aquilo que está se

enfatizando.

▫ He himself built his house. (Ele mesmo construiu essa casa).

▫ They themselves fixed the dishwasher. (Eles mesmos consertaram a máquina de lavar).

▫ We ourselves made this surprise to you. (Nós mesmos preparamos essa surpresa para você).

▫ I myself cut the cake. (Eu mesma cortei o bolo).

Função idiomática• Tem-se a intenção de informar que o sujeito praticou

a ação sozinho, sem a ajuda de ninguém. Nesse caso, o pronome reflexivo deve vir precedido por “by”.

▫We did our homework by ourselves.

▫Bob made this pasta by himself.

▫She cleaned the house by herself.

▫They painted the house by themselves.

1ª pessoa do singular I Myself

2ª pessoa do singular you Yourself

3ª pessoa do singular para o masculino

he Himself

3ª pessoa do singular para o feminino

she Herself

3ª pessoa do singular para animais e objetos

it Itself

1ª pessoa do plural we Ourselves

2ª pessoa do plural you Yourselves

3ª pessoa do plural they Themselves

•Eu quero ficar sozinho.•Ela se vestiu sozinha•Nós vamos cozinhar nós mesmo.

01. It’s too hot in here. Let’s refresh _____ with a drink of cold water.a) myselfb) yourselfc) yourselvesd) ourselvese) themselves

02.“Ele mesmo consertou seu portão”.a) He fixed his gate itself by himself.b) He himself fixed his gate.c) He fixed his gate itself.d) He fixed his gate by itself.e) He fixed himself his gate.

04. (ITA) As I was sure that I couldn’t ask anybody for help, I wrote the letter by __________.a) meb) myselfc) himselfd) itselfe) themselves

05. Where did you, Robert, hurt _____________?a) himselfb) hersc) yourselvesd) hise) yourself

06. John and Mary are my best friends, and I often go to movies with _________.a) theirb) herc) yhimd) theme) they

07. Um dos amigos dele está no exterior.a) A friend of himself is abroad.b) A friend of him is abroad.c) One of her friends is abroad.d) A friend of his is abroad.e) One of his friend is abroad.

08. Ela mesma resolveu o problema.a) She solved the problem itself by herself..b) She herself solved the problem.c) She solved the problem itself.d) She solved the problem by itself.e) She solved herself the problem.

09. (MACKENZIE) My wife was so hungry that she ate all _______ sandwich and ______ too.a) herself / myb) her / myselfc) her / mined) hers / minee) her / my