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   Tutor One small word changes the meaning. Listen
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   Tutor for by.
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   Atonement I just need a couple of minutes by myself.
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   Tutor Does by myself mean alone, or does it name
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   Tutor the person receiving an action?
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   Tutor By myself means alone. The speaker wants a
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   Tutor few minutes with nobody else around.
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   Tutor Myself without by can point back to the
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   Tutor person doing the action.
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    Tutor Compare I hurt myself with I work by
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    Tutor myself. In the first, I am the injured
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    Tutor person. In the second, I work without
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    Tutor help.
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    Tutor Hear the phrase in two more films.
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    Midnight in Paris Prefer to be by myself for a while
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    The Martian When I was up there, stranded by myself,
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    The Martian did I think I was gonna die?
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    Tutor What do you enjoy doing by yourself?
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    Tutor Listen for by. It can mean alone or
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    Tutor without help.

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1. Pregunta 1 Escuchar la frase de nuevo

   Does by myself mean alone, or does it name the person receiving an action?

   A Alone B The person receiving an action
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2. Pregunta 2

   In the sentence 'Sarah reminded ___ about the morning appointment', which pronoun is correct if Sarah did not remind anyone else?

   A her B she C herself
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3. Pregunta 3

   Why is 'The runner hurt during the marathon' incomplete in English?

   A The verb hurt needs an object to indicate who was injured, such as hurt himself. B The sentence needs the helping verb did before hurt. C The noun marathon must be placed at the beginning of the sentence.
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4. Pregunta 4

   Which sentence is grammatically correct for a business email?

   A If you have questions, please contact either the director or myself. B If you have questions, please contact either the director or me. C If you have questions, myself and the director will help you.
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