Title AV4A-Session 2. PRONOUNS-Theory.pdf ✅

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (HCMC) Anh văn 4A/ TOEIC 600+ Page 2 of 5 Course Instructor: Huỳnh Đức Thịnh PRONOUNS [email protected] (02) Reflexive Pronouns Vị trí NGÔI I NGÔI II NGÔI III Số ít Số nhiều Số ít Số nhiều RELEXIVE PRONOUNS (Đại từ phản thân) (*) myself ourselves yourself himself herself itself themselves 1 Reflexive pronouns được sử dụng khi chủ từ và túc từ của cùng một câu giống nhau. Sometimes, Jessica talks to herself. (herself = Jessica) " In this sentence, herself refers to Jessica. Sometimes, Jessica talks to her. (her ≠ Jessica) " In this sentence, her refers to someone else. 2 Idioms with reflexive pronouns. We really enjoyed ourselves. (= had a good time) I hope the children behave themselves. (= behave well) Just help yourself to sandwiches, won’t you? (= take as many as you want) Please make yourself at home. (= behave as if this was your home) I don’t want to be left here by myself. (= on my own, alone) 3 Emphatic pronouns (Đại từ nhấn mạnh) giống hình thức với Reflexive pronouns nhưng nó mang nghĩa “without help” (tự mình làm, không cần ai giúp đỡ). Brian and Steve are decorating their living-room themselves. 4 Emphatic pronouns đóng vai trò như adverbs (trạng từ), nên nó có thể đứng ở các vị trí của trạng từ trong câu mà không thay đổi nghĩa. I have used this technique frequently . myself
VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (HCMC) Anh văn 4A/ TOEIC 600+ Page 3 of 5 Course Instructor: Huỳnh Đức Thịnh PRONOUNS [email protected] (03) Demonstrative Adjectives, Demonstrative Pronouns 1 Singular or plural? ADJECTIVE + NOUN PRONOUN Indefinite: chưa xác định Definite: đã xác định SINGULAR (Số ít) THIS This museum is interesting THIS This is interesting. THAT That sculpture is beautiful. THAT That is beautiful. PLURAL (Số nhiều) THESE These tickets are expensive. THESE These are expensive. THOSE Those buildings are very old. THOSE Those are very old. § Demonstrative adjective (tính từ chỉ định) THIS/THAT/THESE/THOSE đứng trước danh từ để biểu thị ý nghĩa chỉ định “này”, “kia”, “đây”, “đó”. § Demonstrative pronoun (đại từ chỉ định) THAT/THOSE được sử dụng khi cả người nói và người nghe đã xác định được đối tượng đang nói tới. 2 Near or far? ADJ. + N Pronoun Near or Far? Example SINGULAR (Số ít) THIS+N THIS Near (gần) Excuse me. Is this seat free? (the seat near me) THAT+N THAT Far (xa) That’s an African elephant. (the one I am pointing at in the distance) PLURAL (Số nhiều) THESE+N THESE Near (gần) These are the tickets. (the tickets I am holding) THOSE+N THOSE Far (xa) Look at those mountains, they’re huge. (the mountains in the distance) 3 Now or then? ADJ. + N Pronoun Now or then Example SINGULAR (Số ít) THIS+N THIS Now or future Near in time What are you doing this weekend? (weekend’s coming or has just began) THAT+N THAT In the past, future Further away in time Do you remember that weekend in Dalat? (a weekend in the past) PLURAL (Số nhiều) THESE+N THESE Now or future Near in time I am doing a lot of exercise these days. (around now) THOSE+N THOSE In the past Further away in time There were no mobile phones in those days. (the days in the past))