We use emphasizing reflexive pronouns to add emphasis to certain nouns.
For example:
I cut the tree myself.
Anna baked the cake herself.
They rented a car themselves.
Notice that even if you remove the reflexive pronoun from these sentences, thesentences are still grammatical and the meanings have not changed.

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1. I cook dinner myself.
2. My little boy goes to school himself.
3. I will have to clean those rooms myself as a punishment.
4. My sister told me that I have to go to Japan myself.
5. John himself spoke to us.
6. Do you prefer reading it yourself?
7. I have read the letter myself.
8. We would like to see it ourselves.

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9. They talked to us themselves.
10. The president contacted us himself.
11. I saw the result myself.
12. My teacher wanted me to answer the ten questions myself in 5 minutes.
13. Can you do it yourself?
14. They are building the house themselves.
15. He made that very nice project himself.

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1. Mary is going to cook all the food herself tonight. Repeat.
2. Mary is going to cook all the food herself tonight. Change: she.
3. She is going to cook all the food herself tonight. Change: vegetables.
4. She is going to cook all the vegetables herself tonight. Change: eat.
5. She is going to eat all the vegetables herself tonight. Change: later.
6. She is going to eat all the vegetables herself later. Change: fruits.
7. She is going to eat all the fruits herself later. Change: mom.
8. Mom is going to eat all the fruits herself later. Change: wash.
9. Mom is going to wash all the fruits herself later. Change: clothes.
10. Mom is going to wash all the clothes herself later. Change: tomorrow.

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1. These little girls carry the heavy bags themselves. Repeat.
2. Change: tables.
3. Change: boys.
4. Change: those.
5. Change: threw.
6. Change: old.
7. Change: toys.

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1. I will drive.
2. I will drive to school.
3. I will drive you to school.
4. I will drive you to school myself.

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1. Boss has to explain this. Repeat.
2. Boss has to explain this. Add: himself.
3. Boss has to explain this himself. Add: your.
4. Your boss has to explain this himself. Add: issue.

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1. He bought the ship himself. Repeat.
2. He bought the ship himself. Add: old.
3. He bought the old ship himself. Change: house.
4. He bought the old house himself. Change: cleaned.
5. He cleaned the old house himself. Add: yesterday.
6. He cleaned the old house himself yesterday. Change: dirty.
7. He cleaned the dirty house himself yesterday. Add: very.
8. He cleaned the very dirty house himself yesterday. Change: bus.
9. He cleaned the very dirty bus himself yesterday. Change: you, yourself.
10. You cleaned the very dirty bus yourself yesterday. Change: washed,clothes.

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We use ‘used to + verb’ to talk about our habits in the past or states in the past.
For example, if I say “I used to walk in the park every morning.” It means I took
a walk in the park every morning before, but I no longer do it now.
Here are some other examples:
Jane used to play tennis.
Melvin used to eat too much candy.
We used to go to France every summer.

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1. His books used to have moral lessons.
2. We used to have old pictures in the house.
3. My father used to be very strict about discipline.
4. She used to commit many faults.
5. He used to give me advice.
6. We used to enjoy his jokes.
7. They used to joke about it.
8. My secretary used to address the letter to Mr. Smith.
9. I used to apologize for my faults.
10. She used to listen to their apologies.
11. When I was little, I used to swear.
12. They used to swear to tell the truth.

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1. My cousin used to joke about the people in the street. Repeat.
2. My cousin used to joke about the people in the street. Change: brother.
3. My brother used to joke about the people in the street. Change: talk.
4. My brother used to talk about the people in the street. Change: school.
5. My brother used to talk about the people in the school. Change: their.
6. Their brother used to talk about the people in the school. Change: fees.
7. Their brother used to talk about the fees in the school. Change: accidents.
8. Their brother used to talk about the accidents in the school. Change: village.
9. Their brother used to talk about the accidents in the village. Change:policemen.
10. Their policemen used to talk about the accidents in the village. Change:apologize.

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1. They used to address the jokes about the organization. Repeat.
2. They used to address the jokes about the organization. Change: letters, tothe secretary.
3. They used to address the letters to the secretary. Change: she, president.
4. She used to address the letters to the president. Change: I, apologies.
5. I used to address the apologies to the president. Change: we, advice.

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2. apologize
3. apology
4. address
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1. Mom used to discipline.
2. My mom used to discipline.
3. My mom used to apply extreme discipline.
4. My mom didn’t use to apply extreme discipline.

2901. We have a painting in the house. Repeat.
2. We have a painting in the house. Add: odd.
3. We have an odd painting in the house. Add: old.
4. We have an odd painting in the old house. Add: used to.

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1. The lesson is about love. Repeat.
2. Add: movie’s.
3. Add: moral.
4. Add: parent’s.

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1. I swear I used to see him in the church. Repeat.
2. I swear I used to see him in the church. Transform: where.
3. My friends used to swear a lot. Repeat.
4. My friends used to swear a lot. Transform: what.
5. The broken window was my brother’s fault. Repeat.
6. The broken window was my brother’s fault. Transform: whose.
7. He used to swear to tell the truth. Repeat.
8. He used to swear to tell the truth. Transform: what.
9. We were listening to his advice yesterday. Repeat.
10. We were listening to his advice yesterday. Transform: when.

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1. We took the alternative road because of the strong wind.
2. I had no alternative but to stay home.
3. The shop near the post office displayed beautiful dresses.
4. There were beautiful displays of flowers at the park yesterday.
5. She puts 4 blocks of ice in her orange juice.
6. The school is just two blocks away from here.
7. The police blocked the road.
8. I visit my dentist regularly.

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9. The road is blocked because of the campaign led by the students.
10. The news is very shocking.
11. Why on earth did you go out in the rain?
12. The lesson is very tricky to understand.
13. Little children believe in magic.
14. My grandmother used alternative medicine.
15. Why on earth did you join that campaign?

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1. The coffee shop is three blocks away from here. Repeat.
2. The coffee shop is three blocks away from here. Change: two.
3. The coffee shop is two blocks away from here. Change: shoe.
4. The shoe shop is two blocks away from here. Change: clothes.
5. The clothes shop is two blocks away from here. Change: our. .

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1. Why on earth are they blocking the road?
2. Why on earth are you blocking the road?
3. Why on earth are you cleaning the road?
4. Why on earth are you cleaning the pictures?
5. Why on earth are you displaying the pictures?
6. Why on earth are you displaying the flowers?

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1. The news was shocking. Repeat.
2. Change: magic.
3. Change: tricky.
4. Change: interesting.
5. Change: display.
6. Change: campaign.
7. Change: alternative.

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1. My boss gave one alternative. Repeat.
2. My boss gave one alternative Add: only.
3. My boss gave only one alternative. Add: me.

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1. The road was blocked. Repeat.
2. The road was blocked. Add: yesterday.
3. The road was blocked yesterday. Add: alternative.
4. The alternative road was blocked yesterday. Add: only.

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1. She wants the flowers displayed on the tables. Add: doesn’t.
2. I sleep regularly. Add: am.
3. They put five cubes of ice in my water. Change: he.
4. Children believe in magic. Change: John.
5. I joined the campaign. Add: didn’t.

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1. Ask the student to read the sentences.
2. Correct the student’s pronunciation.

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1. Ask the student to read the sentences.
2. Correct the student’s pronunciation.

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1. Ask the student to read the sentences.
2. Correct the student’s pronunciation.

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1. Ask the student to read the sentences.
2. Correct the student’s pronunciation.

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1. Ask the student to read the sentences.
2. Correct the student’s pronunciation.

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2. Correct the student’s pronunciation.

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1. Mary is going to cook all the food herself tonight. Repeat.
2. Mary is going to cook all the food herself tonight. Change: she.
3. She is going to cook all the food herself tonight. Change: vegetables.
4. She is going to cook all the vegetables herself tonight. Change: eat.
5. She is going to eat all the vegetables herself tonight. Change: later.
6. She is going to eat all the vegetables herself later. Change: fruits.
7. She is going to eat all the fruits herself later. Change: mom.
8. Mom is going to eat all the fruits herself later. Change: wash.
9. Mom is going to wash all the fruits herself later. Change: clothes.
10. Mom is going to wash all the clothes herself later. Change: tomorrow.

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2. apologize
3. apology
4. address
5. advice314

1. They used to address the jokes about the organization. Repeat.
2. They used to address the jokes about the organization. Change: letters, tothe secretary.
3. They used to address the letters to the secretary. Change: she, president.
4. She used to address the letters to the president. Change: I, apologies.
5. I used to address the apologies to the president. Change: we, advice.

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1. Why on earth are they blocking the road?
2. Why on earth are you blocking the road?
3. Why on earth are you cleaning the road?
4. Why on earth are you cleaning the pictures?
5. Why on earth are you displaying the pictures?
6. Why on earth are you displaying the flowers?

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1. The news was shocking. Repeat.
2. Change: magic.
3. Change: tricky.
4. Change: interesting.
5. Change: display.
6. Change: campaign.
7. Change: alternative.

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1. These little girls carry the heavy bags themselves. Repeat.
2. Change: tables.
3. Change: boys.
4. Change: those.
5. Change: threw.
6. Change: old.
7. Change: toys.

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1. We have a painting in the house. Repeat.
2. We have a painting in the house. Add: odd.
3. We have an odd painting in the house. Add: old.
4. We have an odd painting in the old house. Add: used to.

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1. I swear I used to see him in the church. Repeat.
2. I swear I used to see him in the church. Transform: where.
3. My friends used to swear a lot. Repeat.
4. My friends used to swear a lot. Transform: what.
5. The broken window was my brother’s fault. Repeat.
6. The broken window was my brother’s fault. Transform: who.
7. He used to swear to tell the truth. Repeat.
8. He used to swear to tell the truth. Transform: what.
9. We were listening to his advice yesterday. Repeat.
10. We were listening to his advice yesterday. Transform: when.

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1. She wants the flowers displayed on the tables. Add: doesn’t.
2. I sleep regularly. Add: am.
3. They put five cubes of ice in my water. Change: he.
4. Children believe in magic. Change: John.
5. I joined the campaign. Add: didn’t.

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1. She wants the flowers displayed on the tables. Add: doesn’t.
2. She is going to cook all the food herself tonight. Change: vegetables.
3. I will have to clean those rooms myself as a punishment. Write.
4. My grandmother used alternative medicine. Write.
5. My cousin used to joke about the people in the street. Change: brother.
6. I swear I used to see him in the church. Transform: where.
7. We have an odd painting in the old house. Add: used to.

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The following structure can be used to explain the effect of someone orsomething on someone or something else: subject + make + object + adjective
In this structure, the subject makes the object according to the adjective.
For example: John makes Paula happy. He made the water hot.
This book makes the children scared.

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1. Her recommendation makes me happy.
2. I highly recommend this lesson to make the students smart.
3. The secretary’s efficiency makes her boss happy.
4. People like her make this job efficient.
5. The growing population makes it hard to improve the society.
6. The good weather makes us really active.
7. I believe that your support will make your children better.
8. Your negative assessment of the student made him sad.
9. Pressure at work makes me active.
10. That phrase makes the statement negative.
11. I love the height of these shoes because they make me tall.
12. A crisis like this should make us strong.

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1. I recommend this to make your trip fun. Repeat.
2. I recommend this to make your trip fun. Change: they, exciting.
3. They recommend this to make your trip exciting. Change: prefer, stay.
4. They prefer this to make your stay exciting. Change: my, good.
5. They prefer this to make my stay good. Change: suggest, swimming.
6. They suggest swimming to make my stay good. Change: vacation, great.

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1. His support makes us very happy. Repeat.
2. His support makes us very happy. Change: your.
3. Your support makes us very happy. Change: worried.
4. Your support makes us very worried. Change: height.
5. Your height makes us very worried. Change: recommendation.
6. Your recommendation makes us very worried. Change: efficient.
7. Your recommendation makes us very efficient. Change: so.
8. Your recommendation makes us so efficient. Change: their.
9. Their recommendation makes us so efficient. Change: them.
10. Their recommendation makes them so efficient. Change: assessment.

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2. pressure
3. phrase
4. active
5. support330

1. She makes the efficiency slow. Repeat.
2. Change: job.
3. Change: he.
4. Change: easy.
5. Change: lesson.
6. Change: active.
7. Change: population.

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1. smart.
2. the people smart.
3. made the people smart.
4. in the past made the people smart.
5. The crisis in the past made the people smart.

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1. Pressure makes students unhealthy. Repeat.
2. Pressure makes students unhealthy. Add: in school.
3. Pressure in school makes students unhealthy. Add: very.
4. Pressure in school makes students very unhealthy. Add: college.

3331. This phrase made the idea confusing. Repeat.
2. Add: a little.
3. Add: whole.

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The following structure can be used to express the ability of someone orsomething to maintain the present state or condition of someone or somethingelse: subject + keep + object + adjective
In this structure, the subject keeps the object according to the adjective.
For example:John keeps Paula happy.
He keeps the water hot.
This book keeps the children entertained.

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1. I always keep my body active.
2. She wants me to keep the children singing.
3. My boss keeps us busy in the office.
4. The story keeps me smiling.
5. We keep the house clean.
6. They asked me to keep the sound loud.
7. He wanted to keep the story tricky.
8. We should keep the place comfortable.
9. These people keep the story secret.
10. Let us keep the meeting formal.

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1. My sister keeps the house clean. Repeat.
2. My sister keeps the house clean. Change: mom.
3. My mom keeps the house clean. Change: room.
4. My mom keeps the room clean. Change: fresh.
5. My mom keeps the room fresh. Change: food.
6. My mom keeps the food fresh. Change: his.
7. His mom keeps the food fresh. Change: cousin.
8. His cousin keeps the food fresh. Change: warm.
9. His cousin keeps the food warm. Change: brother.
10. His brother keeps the food warm: Change: place.

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1. We tried to keep the relationship strong. Repeat.
2. We tried to keep the relationship strong. Change: they, friendship.
3. They tried to keep the friendship strong. Change: want, fun.
4. They want to keep the friendship fun. Change: show, exciting.
5. They want to keep the show exciting. Change: suppose, story.

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1. I like to keep this secret.
2. I would like to keep this secret.
3. I would like to keep this present secret.
4. I would like to keep this little present secret.

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1. Dad kept us awake. Repeat.
2. Dad kept us awake. Add: yesterday.
3. Dad kept us awake yesterday. Add: night.
4. Dad kept us awake yesterday night. Add: my.

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1. My children keep me happy. Repeat.
2. My children keep me happy. Change: grades.
3. My grades keep me happy. Change: tasks.
4. My tasks keep me happy. Change: busy.
5. My tasks keep me busy. Add: very.
6. My tasks keep me very busy. Change: our.
7. Our tasks keep me very busy. Change: us.
8. Our tasks keep us very busy. Add: daily.

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1. We keep the house clean. Repeat.
2. We keep the house clean. Transform: what.
3. My teacher kept the class active. Repeat.
4. My teacher kept the class active. Transform: who. ]5. They keep their trip to London fun. Repeat.
6. They keep their trip to London fun. Transform: where.
7. I always keep my body healthy. Repeat.
8. I always keep my body healthy. Transform: what.
9. You should try keeping yourself happy every day. Repeat.
10. You should try keeping yourself happy every day. Transform: when.

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