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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Reflexive
Hello,
I am wondering if my understanding of reflexive is correct: People did this to feel good about themselves. Is 'themselves' correct in this instance?
2) Some of them were happy while the others were sad.
I take it 'the others' is used when comparing with other things or people. Otherwise, others is used without the article 'the.' Is this correct?
3) Is 'marked' used in the same way as 'distinguished'. Example: he marked the right stuff from what had been wrong so far.
4) Do we need a comma here: He was happy one minute and sad the next.
Regards,
I am wondering if my understanding of reflexive is correct: People did this to feel good about themselves. Is 'themselves' correct in this instance?
2) Some of them were happy while the others were sad.
I take it 'the others' is used when comparing with other things or people. Otherwise, others is used without the article 'the.' Is this correct?
3) Is 'marked' used in the same way as 'distinguished'. Example: he marked the right stuff from what had been wrong so far.
4) Do we need a comma here: He was happy one minute and sad the next.
Regards,
Top answer
1. 'Themselves' is correctly used as a reflixive. It might also be considered to be reciprocal (feeling good about each other).
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- 'Themselves' is correctly used as a reflixive.
- It might also be considered to be reciprocal (feeling good about each other).
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- I think that 'the' is optional here, with no confusion as to meaning.
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1. 'Themselves' is correctly used as a reflixive. It might also be considered to be reciprocal (feeling good about each other).
2. I think that 'the' is optional here, with no confusion as to meaning.
3. I don't understand this sentence.
4. No comma needed because the subject hasn't changed.
2. I think that 'the' is optional here, with no confusion as to meaning.
3. I don't understand this sentence.
4. No comma needed because the subject hasn't changed.
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AnonymousPeople did this to feel good about themselves. Is 'themselves' correct in this instance?Yes, it's fine.
Anonymous2) Some of them were happy while the others were sad.This combination is not as usual as the following:
Some of them were happy while others were sad. (comparing two indefinites)
The
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