Language Activator – yourself/myself

. pronoun : if you do something yourself, no-one else does it for you

. I made these curtains myself

Personally

adverb : if an important person does something personally, they do it, although you would normally expect someone else to do it for them

. The President wrote to us personally to thank us for our hard work

in person

adverb : if you do something in person, you do it by going somewhere yourself, rather than by asking someone else to do it

. My letters were all returned to me, so I decided to go around to her house in person

by hand

adverb : if you deliver a letter, parcel etc by hand, you deliver it yourself instead of posting it

.The letter had been delivered by hand, and was addressed to Mrs Zippie Isaacs

Practice

: Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

N1. The Commander in Chief visited the island ———–, and took steps toward strengthening the defense facilities and fortification

. ————— N2. The prince was renowned for his bravery, and chose to lead his troops

? ————— N3. Why can’t your boyfriend cook lunch

! ————— N4. ‘Could you pass me that book?’ Get it

: Answers

Personally / in person / himself / yourself