Question

Complete cada frase com o Reflexive Pronoun correto, em seguida, indique sua função,
utilizando o código abaixo. Observe os exemplos e o verbo em destaque.
( 1 ) AÇÃO REFLEXIVA
( 2 ) FUNÇÃO ENFÁTICA
( 3 ) FUNÇÃO IDIOMÁTICA

( ) Ariane and Fernanda traveled to Miami by _______________.
( ) Natalia and you _______________ will do the exercises.
( ) The cats saw _______________ in the mirror.
( ) Ulisses and Felipe _______________ got ten on their tests.
( ) Eleonora went to New York by _______________.
( ) Thais will buy _______________ a new dress on her birthday.
( ) Juliano usually looks at _______________.
( ) The Browns live by _______________ in that old house.
( ) I _______________ am doing the exercises.
( ) We will travel by _______________.

Answer 1

1) Para responder o problema proposto, devemos lembrar que os reflexie pronoun são usados para indicar que a ação reflexiva recai sobre o próprio sujeito. Assim, teremos como reflexive pronoun para cada sujeitos os seguintes:

I = Myself

You = Yourself

He = Hirself

She = Herself

It = Itself

We = Ourselves

You = Yourselves

They = Themselves

2) Outro ponto importante é entender o significado de:

• ( 1 ) AÇÃO REFLEXIVA : Quando o referente do sujeito é o mesmo do objeto direto.
• ( 2 ) FUNÇÃO ENFÁTICA : Quando o pronome concorda com o sujeito, e se posiciona depois do sujeito ou do objeto.
• ( 3 ) FUNÇÃO IDIOMÁTICA: Quando o pronome vem precedido da preposição by,

3) Por fim, respondendo o problema, teremos:

( 3 ) Ariane and Fernanda traveled to Miami by themselves.

( 1 ) Natalia and you will do the exercises youself.

( 1 ) The cats saw itself in the mirror.

( 3 ) Ulisses and Felipe by themselves got ten on their tests.

( 2 ) Eleonora went to New York by herself.

( 3 ) Thais will buy by herself a new dress on her birthday.

( 1 ) Juliano usually looks at by himself.

( 3 ) The Browns live by themselves in that old house.

( 2 ) I myself am doing the exercises.

( 2 ) We will travel by Ourselves.