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Mild correction of grammar in question without altering the errors in the quoted text.
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BladorthinTheGrey
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I encountered the sentences someone posted on Facebook.

They posted: "I should be improved myself to be a better person."

I noticed that the sentence should be "I should improve myself to be a better person." instead. Since in this context, the verb should be non-reflexive, right?

And my questions are as followed,

  1. Did they use the grammar correctly?
  2. In which situations/contexts should "improve" be reflexive, or non-reflexive? If there are any examples, I would really appreciate it.

Sorry if I say something confusing, I'm not a native speaker, so things I wrote may be a bit vague.Could you provide examples of usage?

I encountered the sentences someone posted on Facebook.

They posted: "I should be improved myself to be a better person."

I noticed that the sentence should be "I should improve myself to be a better person." instead. Since in this context, the verb should be non-reflexive, right?

And my questions are as followed,

  1. Did they use the grammar correctly?
  2. In which situations/contexts should "improve" be reflexive, or non-reflexive? If there are any examples, I would really appreciate it.

Sorry if I say something confusing, I'm not a native speaker, so things I wrote may be a bit vague.

I encountered the sentences someone posted on Facebook.

They posted: "I should be improved myself to be a better person."

I noticed that the sentence should be "I should improve myself to be a better person." instead. Since in this context, the verb should be non-reflexive, right?

And my questions are as followed,

  1. Did they use the grammar correctly?
  2. In which situations/contexts should "improve" be reflexive, or non-reflexive?

Could you provide examples of usage?

Mild correction of grammar in question without altering the errors in the quoted text.
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So, I encountered the sentences someone posted inon Facebook.

They posted: "I should be improved myself to be a better person."

I noticed that the sentence should be "I should improve myself to be a better person." instead. Since in this context, the verb should be non-reflexive, right?

And my questions are as followed,

  1. Did they use the grammar correctly?
  2. In which situations/contexts "improve" should "improve" be reflexive, or non-reflexive? If there are any examples, I would be really appreciatedappreciate it.

Sorry if I say something confusing, I'm not a native speaker, so things I wrote may be a bit vague.

So, I encountered the sentences someone posted in Facebook.

They posted: "I should be improved myself to be a better person."

I noticed that the sentence should be "I should improve myself to be a better person." instead. Since in this context, the verb should be non-reflexive, right?

And my questions are as followed,

  1. Did they use the grammar correctly?
  2. In which situations/contexts "improve" should be reflexive, or non-reflexive? If there are any examples, I would be really appreciated.

Sorry if I say something confusing, I'm not a native speaker, so things I wrote may be a bit vague.

I encountered the sentences someone posted on Facebook.

They posted: "I should be improved myself to be a better person."

I noticed that the sentence should be "I should improve myself to be a better person." instead. Since in this context, the verb should be non-reflexive, right?

And my questions are as followed,

  1. Did they use the grammar correctly?
  2. In which situations/contexts should "improve" be reflexive, or non-reflexive? If there are any examples, I would really appreciate it.

Sorry if I say something confusing, I'm not a native speaker, so things I wrote may be a bit vague.

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"Improve" vs. "Be improved"

So, I encountered the sentences someone posted in Facebook.

They posted: "I should be improved myself to be a better person."

I noticed that the sentence should be "I should improve myself to be a better person." instead. Since in this context, the verb should be non-reflexive, right?

And my questions are as followed,

  1. Did they use the grammar correctly?
  2. In which situations/contexts "improve" should be reflexive, or non-reflexive? If there are any examples, I would be really appreciated.

Sorry if I say something confusing, I'm not a native speaker, so things I wrote may be a bit vague.