Ex. 5. Complete these sentences using on my own/by myself, etc.

1. She hated being in the house on …. She was afraid to be alone. 2. The box was too heavy for me to lift by …. 3. You can’t expect them to do everything by …. 4. Very young children should not be allowed to go swimming by …. 5. Mothers shouldn’t leave children in the house on …. 6. We’ve often made that mistake by …. 7. Do you like working with other people or do you prefer working by …? 8. If you can’t help we’ll have to do it on …. 9. Learner-drivers are not allowed to drive on ….

Ex. 6. Use reflexive or personal pronouns where necessary.

1. He is very selfish. He only thinks of …. 2. Look behind …! You’ve dropped something. 3. When she came to … she found … on the hospital bed. 4. It was so dark that we could hardly see in front of …. 5. Take care of …! Don’t work so hard. 6. I don’t like anybody to do my work instead of …. 7. It’s cold. Close the door behind …. 8. I always keep this dictionary in front of … on my desk. 9. She cut … badly & had to go to hospital. 10. Tom, I think you’ll enjoy … at the party. 11. I think they are making fools of …. 12. We made him tell about …, but it was difficult. 13. He introduced … to me. 14. The chairman announced the news …. 15. Here’s the money, go & buy … anything you like. 16. She is quite capable, she can do it …. 17. When we are alone we talk to …. 18. I’m not angry with you. I’m angry with …. 19. I don’t like people who think only about …. 20. Did you make it …? 21. She’ll be very upset but I have to tell her the news …. 22. We … did most of the work. Nobody helped us. 23. Nobody is going to help us, so we’ll have to do it …. 24. When do you feel … glad? 25. Relax … when you dance. 26. We haven’t decided yet where we’d meet …. 27. Look at the kitten. It’s washing …. 28. If you don’t want to make mistakes in your work, you should concentrate …. 29. Who went with her? – Nobody. She went by …. 30. He got up, washed …, shaved …, dressed …, & left the house. 31. Have a good time. Try to relax … & enjoy …. 32. She decided to excuse … his bad behavior. 33. Why don’t you want to concentrate …? Pull … together & start work. 34. She didn’t know where to hide …. 35. Though it was rather cold in the room he felt … hot. 36. Have you shaved … today? 37. She found … in an awkward situation. 38. Did the children behave …? 39. We protected … against damage. 40. She stopped crying, washed … & decided to go downstairs.

Ex. 7. Use for, to, by where necessary with the reflexive pronouns.

1. I read the letter … first & then gave it to my mother. 2. Mary doesn’t like noisy companies. She prefers to stay …. 3. Did she go on holiday …? 4. If you don’t believe me you can come & see it …. 5. I saw this program on TV …. 6. The suitcase is too heavy for me to carry it …. 7. I took the opportunity to talk to him seeing that he was …. 8. I’ll tell you this story & then you can judge it …. 9. “This girl is quite beautiful,” he thought … but said nothing. 10. I heard this news on the radio …

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