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 _______________.
Respostas
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.