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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Reflexive pronouns in perfect tenses

i) The government has itself accused foreign-owned companies of stoking the crisis.
(ii) The government has accused itself foreign-owned companies of stoking the crisis.
Which sentence is correct? ---------------Is there any rule regarding placing reflexive pronouns in verb phrases when using perfect tenses?
  

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1) The government itself has accused foreign-owned companies of stoking the crisis. 2) The government has itself accused foreign-owned companies of stoking the crisis. 3) The government has accused itself foreign-owned companies of stoking the crisis.

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  • 1) The government itself has accused foreign-owned companies of stoking the crisis.
  • 2) The government has itself accused foreign-owned companies of stoking the crisis.
  • 3) The government has accused itself foreign-owned companies of stoking the crisis.
  • (1) and (2) are both OK and have similar meanings.
  • (3) doesn't work.
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1) The government itself has accused foreign-owned companies of stoking the crisis.
2) The government has itself accused foreign-owned companies of stoking the crisis.
3) The government has accused itself foreign-owned companies of stoking the crisis.

(1) and (2) are both OK and have similar meanings.

(3) doesn't work. "The government has accused itself

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