Reflexive Pronouns

singular	plural
my self your self him self her self it self	our selves your selves them selves

Reflexive Pronouns are used:

1. after behave, bur, cut, hurt, enjoy, dry, laugh at, look etc. when the subject and object of verb are the same.

e.g. Did you hurt yourself?

but: not after wash, shave, dress etc.

2. after be, look, seem to descry

e.g. She doesn’t look herself these days.

but: I feel fine.

3. in the meaning without help.

e.g. He painted the house himself (without help).

4. for emphasis.

e.g. You yourself said that she was a great writer.

Some, Any

some	any
1.Affirmatives: e.g. I want some tomatoes. There is some bread on the table.	1.Questions: e.g. Is there any meat in the fridge?
2.Offers and requests: e.g. May I have some tea? Would you like some tea? Do you want some tomatoes?	2.Negatives: e.g. I don’t want any tomatoes.
3.With hardly, without,never: There’s hardly any mil. O found a taxi without any trouble.
	4.Affirmatives: In the meaning it doesn’t matter who, what, which or if any exists. e.g. Any news you have could be useful.
	5.In conditionals: e.g. If any news comes, let me know.

One, ones

One	ones
1.Is used to avoid repeating the noun: e.g. Don’t use that cloth. Use this clean one.	1.Is used to avoid repeating a plural countable noun: e.g. Here are your books. These are the ones you paid for.
2.is used for people as well as things. e.g. Do you know Tom? – Is he the one who came yesterday?	2.is used for people as well as things. e.g. Do you know those guys? –Are they the ones we met yesterday?
3.don’t use one in place of uncountable noun. Repeat the noun or use no noun at all. e.g. Don’t eat that butter. Eat this fresh butter. Or Eat this fresh.	3.don’t use ones after these/those. e.g. I want these.
4.use one after This/that + adjective e.g. I want this+ red + one.	4.use one after These/those + adjective e.g. I want these+ red + ones.
5.one may be omitted: a) after superlative b) in short answers. e.g. Which one would you like? – The green/ The green one	5.ones may be omitted: a) after superlative b) in short answers. e.g. Which socks would you like? – The longest/ The longest ones.

Agreement of Subjects and Verbs

singular	anybody, anyone, each, either, everybody, everyone, neither, nobody, no one, one, somebody, someone.
e.g. Everyone in this room is my friend.
plural	both, few, many, several.
e.g. Many of the students want longer holidays.
singular/plural	all, any, most, none, some.
Most of the money has been spent. Most of the students are hand-working.

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