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Jisu98 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

him or himself ??

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00Reflexive pronoun seems easy but not really that easy, Help me with the below please.02br
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00A man who was very ill believed that laughter could help a person get well. He used laughter to help bring 01font00himself02font00 back to health.02br
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00What if I use him instead of himself? Is that wrong?02br
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00I think him would be OK.02br
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00Because, I think, The sentence can mean02br
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01font00He used laughter to help (for laughter) to bring him back to health02font00........ meaning, 01font00Laughter brings him back to health02font00; The subject is different from the object.02br
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00What do you think about it?02br
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00Thank you!0-
  

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0Sam's best friend was Jerry. In fact, when Jerry was sick, Sam used laughter to bring him back to health. (him = Jerry)02br 00But when Sam was sick, he used laughter to bring himself back to health.

— CalifJim

  • 0Sam's best friend was Jerry.
  • In fact, when Jerry was sick, Sam used laughter to bring him back to health.
  • (him = Jerry)02br 00But when Sam was sick, he used laughter to bring himself back to health.
  • (he = himself = Sam) 02br 00CJ 0-
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0Sam's best friend was Jerry. In fact, when Jerry was sick, Sam used laughter to bring him back to health. (him = Jerry)02br
00But when Sam was sick, he used laughter to bring himself back to health. (he = himself = Sam) 02br
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0My feeling is that the "self" is necessary because the subject and the object are the same. You could say, "She used laughter to bring him back to health.02br
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00Joe wanted to help his sick friend Bill, so he used laughter to bring him back to health.02br
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00"Laughter brings him back to health" is fine, but you've introduced a new subject of the
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0Thank you CJ and Avangi! I 02br
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00I guessed I might be wrong.02br
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00Thank you. Sometimes I wish I 'd rather be an American. 02br
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00Since learing English is so hard but it's so important in Korea. ㅜㅜ (<- symbol of crying in Korea)0-
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01cite10Jisu9812cite10I wish I 'd rather be an American.12blockquote
10Be careful what you wish for! 05002br
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Is the word "himself" used properly?

Mr. A indicated that the original request was for $100, but that the group, which consisted of Ms. J, Ms. W, Ms. Price and himself,
had recommended....
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"Himself" is fine, but the verb in your second clause wants an object: "had recommended what?"
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