Unit 8 - Grammar

Unit 8 - Grammar

Reflexive Pronouns

• Eles retomam o sujeito, na posição de objeto, quando ambos são os mesmos;

• Nos remetem, frequentemente, ao sujeito, indicando como uma ação pode afetar quem a praticou;

• Também são utilizados para dar ênfase.

• Ex 1: Narciso admired himself in the lake.

• Ex 2: Some painters like to paint themselves.

Infinitive of Purpose

• We can use to + infinitive to say why we do something. It tells the other person the reason. We need to have a normal verb as well.

• I went on holiday (this is what I did) to relax (this is why I did it).

• The main verb can be in any tense.

• We can also use 'in order to + infinitive' and 'so as to + infinitive': I went on holiday in order to relax.

• We can use a negative infinitive of purpose by adding 'not' before 'to'. Often we do this with 'in order not to' and 'so as not to'.

• With the verbs 'come' and 'go', we use an infinitive of purpose when they're in a normal tense but we often use 'and + infinitive' with imperatives or after modal verbs: Go home and sleep!