Module 3 (3a, 3b) Subject - Object Questions

Reflexive Pronouns

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Now answer the questions.

1. What’s so great about the furniture at Easy Home?

2. According to the brochure, who puts the furniture together?

3. What helps the customers with the furniture?

rammar
a Subject Questions - Object Questions

Subject Questions Ïbject Questions

• When we use the question words who, • When we use the question words who,
which and what to ask about the subject which and what to ask about the object of
of the verb, we form the question without the verb, we form the question with auxiliary
auxiliary verbs (who/which/what + verb in verbs (who/which/what + verb in the
the affirmative form). interrogative form).
Who saw the documentary? Who did you see at the park?
Tim (saw the documentary). (I saw) Abdullah and Saleh.
What fell on the floor? What are you watching?
A glass (fell on the floor). (I’m watching) a documentary.

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 b Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive Pronouns show that an action returns to the person who does it. In other words, the object
of the verb is the same as its subject.
Tony cut himself while he was making a salad.

Reflexive pronouns are used: Reflexive Pronouns

myself
• as objects of verbs when the subject and the object of the yourself
verb are the same. himself
I’m hungry. I’ll make myself a sandwich. herself
• after prepositions. itself
Don’t worry about Phil. He can take care of himself. ourselves
I don’t like Jack. He always talks about himself. yourselves
themselves

NOTE:  e use by + reflexive pronoun to show that someone does something alone, without any
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help from anyone else.
My sister learnt how to speak English by herself.

ctivities
A. Read the questions and tick (3) the correct answers, as in the example.

Henry has lost a screw. 3

1. What has Henry lost?
A screw has lost Henry.

Alex wrote a letter to Mike.
2. Who did Mike write a letter to?
Mike wrote a letter to Alex.

A tree hit the car.
3. What did the car hit?
The car hit a tree.

My sister hates spiders.
4. Who hates spiders?
Spiders hate my sister.

Bob phoned Mark.
5. Who phoned Mark?
Mark phoned Bob.

The top of the building fell from a television set.
6. What fell from the top of the building?
A television set fell from the top of the building.

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B. Write questions. The words in bold are the answers.

1. 

My brother had an accident yesterday.

2. 

Gary tells me all his secrets.

3. 

My father is calling for an ambulance.

4. 

Harry was injured last night.

5. 

Anna will visit Kim after school.

6. 

Paul saw Andy in the café.

7. 

Hamid is wearing a thobe.

8. 

A virus damaged my computer.

C. Choose a, b or c.

1. Congratulations! You’ve all passed the exam, so you should be happy with .

a. yourself b. you c. yourselves

2. Jack invited to his house for dinner.

a. me b. myself c. himself

3. John managed to fix the shelf by .

a. him b. himself c. myself

4. I hate it when you only think about .

a. itself b. myself c. yourself

5. Did you talk to about tomorrow?

a. herself b. her c. yourself

6. The boys drew the picture by .

a. themselves b. ourselves c. itself

7. The teacher told Mike to study harder, but he didn’t listen to .

a. himself b. myself c. him

8. This pizza is delicious! Did you make it ?

a. yourself b. you c. itself

9. I was painting the wall when I fell and hurt .

a. me b. himself c. myself

10. She didn’t want to tell what had happened.

a. myself b. me c. herself

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 D. Complete the sentences with the correct reflexive pronoun.

1. Ahmed feels good about 5. We painted the house all

. He by .

did very well in his exams.

2. Barry, do the exercise by 6. Andrew cut

while he was preparing dinner.

for a change!

3. I don’t think Steve ever 7. The boys enjoyed

looks at at

in the mirror before he Bob’s house last night.

leaves the house.

4. Donald got angry with 8. Do you want a piece

of cake? I made it

because he couldn’t solve .

the Maths problem.

peaking
Work in pairs. Think of something bad/unpleasant that has happened to you. Then ask each other questions about it.
Use the ideas below.

• When / happen? • Who / you / ask / for help? When did it happen?
• Where / you? • What / you / do? It happened last October.
Where were...?
• What / happen? • What / happen / in the end?
...
• you / alone?

riting
Write a paragraph about the situation you described in the Speaking activity above.

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