82.3 Complete these sentences. Use myself/yourself etc. only where necessary. Use one of these verbs...

1 Martin decided to grow a beard because he was fed up with shaving.

2 I wasn't very well yesterday but I feel much better today.

3 She climbed out of the swimming pool and dried herself with a towel.

4 I tried to study but I just couldn't concentrate.

5 If somebody attacks you, you need to defend yourself.

6 I'm going out with Chris this evening. We're meeting at the station at 7.30.

7 You're always rushing around. Why don't you sit down and relax?

8 There was no water, so we couldn't wash.

Certainly! Let's complete these sentences with the appropriate verbs in their correct forms, using reflexive pronouns only where necessary:

1. Martin decided to grow a beard because he was fed up with shaving.

   • This sentence is complete as it is because "shaving" is the correct verb form, and there's no need for a reflexive pronoun here.

2. I wasn't very well yesterday but I feel much better today.

   • "Feel" is the correct verb here, and no reflexive pronoun is necessary because "feel" is used to describe a state or condition of the subject.

3. She climbed out of the swimming pool and dried herself with a towel.

   • "Dried" is the verb in past tense, and "herself" is the reflexive pronoun used because she is performing the action on herself.

4. I tried to study but I just couldn't concentrate.

   • "Concentrate" is the correct verb. It doesn't require a reflexive pronoun because it's an intransitive verb in this context.

5. If somebody attacks you, you need to be able to defend yourself.

   • "Defend" is the correct verb, and "yourself" is the reflexive pronoun because it's referring to the action of defending one's own self.

6. I'm going out with Chris this evening. We're meeting at the station at 7.30.

   • "Meeting" is the correct verb form here. There's no need for a reflexive pronoun because "meet" is a reciprocal action when two people plan to encounter each other.

7. You're always rushing around. Why don't you sit down and relax?

   • "Relax" is the correct verb, and it doesn't require a reflexive pronoun because it's an action performed by the subject on their own without directly acting upon themselves.

8. There was no water, so we couldn't wash.

   • "Wash" is the correct verb, and it doesn't require a reflexive pronoun in this context as it implies washing oneself generally when no object is specified.

Each verb is chosen based on the context of the sentence to convey the intended meaning accurately.