ENGLISH TIPS

Oneself or each other?

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Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves,

yourselves and themselves are reflexive pronouns.
They are used to talk about actions in which one is
the performer and the receiver at the same time.
 Oneself or each other?
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Ex:

Nancy burned herself while she was cooking dinner.

Nancy is both the performer and the receiver of the
action.
 Oneself or each other?
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We use EACH OTHER when two different people

perform the same action, one being the receiver
and the other being the performer and vice versa.
 Oneself or each other?
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Ex:
Martha and Bill couldn’t help looking at each other at
the party.
Martha was looking at Bill and he was also looking at
her.
 Oneself or each other?
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Learn more about this at the library:

AZAR, Betty Schrampfer. Understanding and Using English
Grammar. 3 ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, 1999.

At the Learning Center:

Side by Side 2B. CD-ROM
Focus On Grammar Intermediate
 TO or FOR?

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 TO or FOR
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Basic rules:

We use TO
- to express movement toward a place:
Clark will drive to work tomorrow.
- when greeting someone on special dates:
Happy Birthday to you.
- When talking about the reason of something:
Sue’s saving money to buy a convertible.
 TO or FOR
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We use FOR
- when talking about the recipient of something:
This present is for you.
- to talk about the duration of a certain action:
I’ve studied English for 3 years.
- to talk about the object or purpose of something:
I run for exercise.
 TO or FOR
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For further information and practice visit us!

at the library:

MURPHY, Raymond. English Grammar in Use: A self-study

reference and practice book for intermediate students. 2 ed.
Cambridge: Cambridge Press University. 1994.

at the Learning Center:

Focus on Grammar Intermediate
PREPOSITION OF TIME

AT ON

IN
 ON, IN or AT?
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When talking about time, we use:

AT – for hours: at 7 o’clock; at 4:30 p.m.

IN – for months, years and seasons: in January; in 1996; in winter.
ON – for days and dates: on Sunday; on February 14th.

For further information and practice visit us! / Learn more about this:

At the library:
MURPHY, Raymond. English Grammar in Use: A self-study reference and
practice book for intermediate students. 2 ed. Cambridge: Cambridge Press
University. 1994.

At the Learning Center:

Focus on Grammar Intermediate. CD-ROM