Reflexive Pronouns

A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that refers back to the subject of the sentence. Examples include myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

We use 'myself' when the subject of the sentence is 'I'. For example, 'I made the cake myself.'

We use 'yourself' when the subject of the sentence is 'you'. For example, 'You should take care of yourself.'

We use 'himself' when the subject of the sentence is 'he'. For example, 'He fixed the car himself.'

We use 'herself' when the subject of the sentence is 'she'. For example, 'She taught herself to play the piano.'

We use 'itself' when the subject of the sentence is 'it'. For example, 'The cat cleaned itself.'

We use 'ourselves' when the subject of the sentence is 'we'. For example, 'We can do it ourselves.'

We use 'yourselves' when the subject of the sentence is 'you' (plural). For example, 'You all should enjoy yourselves.'

'Themselves' is a reflexive pronoun used when the subject is 'they'. 'Them' is an object pronoun. For example, 'They did it themselves' vs. 'I saw them at the park.'

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