REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
A.
INTRODUCTION
1. Reflexive pronoun is a type
of pronoun that is preceded by the adverb, adjective, pronoun, or noun to which
it refers, so long as that antecedent is located within the same clause.
(Kata ganti refleksif adalah jenis kata
ganti yang didahului oleh kata keterangan, kata sifat, kata ganti, atau kata
benda yang dirujuknya, asalkan yang mendahului berada dalam klausa yang sama).
2. In English grammar, a reflexive pronoun indicates
that the person who is realizing the action of the verb is also the recipient
of the action.
(Dalam tata
bahasa Inggris, kata ganti refleksif menunjukkan bahwa orang yang menyadari
tindakan kata kerja juga penerima tindakan).
Example:
1. I was in a hurry, so I washed the car myself.
(Saya sedang terburu-buru,
jadi saya mencuci mobil sendiri)
2. You
are too young to go out by yourselves.
(Anda
terlalu muda untuk keluar sendiri)
3. Snow White’s Stepmother saw herself in the mirror.
(Ibu Tiri Putri Salju
melihat dirinya di cermin)
4. God helps those who help themselves.
(Tuhan
menolong orang yang menolong dirinya sendiri)
5. He hurt himself
while rising the bike.
(Dia melukai dirinya sendiri saat
naik sepeda)
TEST
TIME……..REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
I___________Myself____________When I
look in my mirror, I see________
YOU_______yourself/yourselves___________
HE_________himself___________ He
decorated his room________
SHE________herself____________
IT__________itself_____________ The
machine switches_________off.
WE_________ourselves_________
THEY______themselves_________ They had
the whole pool for_________
B. THEMSELVES VS EACH OTHER
The relationship between each other and themselves deserves special attention. They are pronouns but they express different ideas. But because of the similarity in the circumstances that both categories of pronouns are used, they are usually confused with one another.
-Homer and Marge love themselves. (Homer loves himself and Marge loves herself).
-Homer and Marge love each other. (Homer loves Marge and Marge loves Homer).
Example:
a. They
love themselves (mereka
mencintai diri mereka sendiri)
b. They
will do the task themselves
(mereka akan mengerjakan tes mereka sendiri)
c. Lisa
and Dita are shouting at each other
(Lisa dan Dita saling berteriak)
d. Marge
and her sister talk to each other
on the phone everyday. (Marge dan saudara perempuannya berbicara satu sama lain
di telepon setiap hari)
SOAL
10 ESSAY REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
1.
When he fell off the tree. Bart hurt himself.
2.
Last Monday Lisa bought _____________
new shoes.
3.
Homer and Marge looked at ___________
and fell in love.
4.
I take care of ___________
5.
We decorated the flat _________
6.
You answered ____________
7.
They can translate this text _________
8.
Lisa and Dita enjoy ____________ at the
party.
9.
Jessica and Jacky took photos of ____________
10.
I cut ____________ with the knife.
