Yourselves here is OK in colloquial use, but formally incorrect. Reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves) should be used for an object (direct or indirect) which is identical with the subject of the verb. In your sentence, the subject is the dummy adverb/pronoun there, so yourselves would be improper here. The object should …

2014年4月26日 · Which of the following is correct- Keep those smiles to yourself or Keep those smiles to yourselves When referring to more than one person

2018年2月1日 · How about yourself is grammatically incorrect. When using reflexive pronouns, you should use a subject at least once, although you can have an implied use to e.g.. You did that to yourself or (You) Look at yourselves. It is grammatically correct to say How about you, yourself, but that's pretty clunky.

2023年2月24日 · Using "yourselves" in this context is correct because it includes both the individual and the group as a whole. The phrase "what you should expect from yourselves and each other" is suggesting that each individual in the group should expect certain things from themselves, as well as from each other member of the group.

The safest general rule, is that you use the reflexive (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, ourself†, yourselves, themself‡, themselves) when it refers back to a previously stated noun, noun phrase, or pronoun.

2016年1月13日 · Sentence: You, boys, must settle it __ yourselves Problem: Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition. Attempt: I am thinking of "by". My friend is thinking of "amongst". I suggest "by"

2015年10月22日 · You use yourself as the object to refer to the second person (you) when the subject already contains the second person (you). Examples: You see yourself as an artist. Consider yourself lucky. Imperatives always have the implied subject, you. Based on that information, the following sentence would be the better choice: What is a nice, smart girl like …

Using "yourself" and "ourselves" in these contexts is incorrect. "Yourself," "ourselves," and "myself" are reflexive pronouns, correctly used when the subject/actor of the sentence and the object/recipient are the same person or group. "I see myself" is correct because I am doing the seeing and am seeing myself. In your latter example, the subject is the implicit "you" and the …

2011年1月21日 · China today resembles the Bush era in America: Hard-liners are ascendant. Brace yourself. The key to your question: However, in this particular case, what does 'Brace yourself' mean? Is the author casting this word to Chinese, or Americans? lies in these portions of the article (emphases mine): My take is that China is going through a period resembling the …

I'd have gone for "themselves" instead of "yourselves", but my answer seems to be incorrect. Could anyone explain to me why?