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    Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence and end in "-self" or "-selves". They show that the subject and object of the action are the same. Common reflexive pronouns include myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, and themselves. Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object of the sentence are the same, or when the subject is performing an action to or for itself. Examples include "she hugged herself" and "they bought gifts for ourselves."

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    Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence and end in "-self" or "-selves". They show that the subject and object of the action are the same. Common reflexive pronouns include myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, and themselves. Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object of the sentence are the same, or when the subject is performing an action to or for itself. Examples include "she hugged herself" and "they bought gifts for ourselves."

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    Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence and end in "-self" or "-selves". They show that the subject and object of the action are the same. Common reflexive pronouns include myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, and themselves. Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object of the sentence are the same, or when the subject is performing an action to or for itself. Examples include "she hugged herself" and "they bought gifts for ourselves."

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    Reflexive Pronoun
    We use a reflexive pronoun in a sentence to refer back to a subject that
    has already been identified.
    "Reflexive" means "going back to itself."

    Reflexive pronouns show that the action affects the person who
    performs the action.
    They end in "-self" (singular) or "-selves" (plural).

    The reflexive pronouns are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself,


    ourselves, themselves.

    A reflexive pronoun is used when the object of a sentence is the same


    as the subject.
    Reflexive pronouns act as the object of the sentence by receiving the
    action.

    She hugs herself.

    A subject in a sentence is the noun that is performing the action.


    The dog played.
    In this sentence dog is the subject

    The object of a sentence receives the action.


    The dog played with the ball.
    In this sentence, the ball is the object because it is receiving the action.

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    Summary table

    Personal Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun


    I myself
    you (singular) yourself
    you (plural) yourselves
    he himself
    she herself
    it itself
    we ourselves
    they themselves

    Reflexive pronouns always act as the objects, not subjects.

    Examples:
    The vase fell off the shelf by itself.
    The subject of this sentence is the vase. The object of this
    sentence is also the vase (itself).

    Sally talks to herself.


    Sally is the subject of this sentence. Sally is also the object of this
    sentence (herself).

    Incorrect: Lisa and myself are going to the park.


    In this sentence, Lisa and myself are the subjects. Reflexive
    pronouns cannot be subjects.

    Correct: I bought myself a piece of pie.


    In this sentence I is the subject and myself is the object.
    The reflexive pronoun is correctly used as an object in this
    sentence.

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    How to use a reflexive pronoun


    1. Use a reflexive pronoun when the subject and object are the
    same.

    She exhausted herself.

    Examples:
    He tripped himself.
    The cat cleaned itself.
    Nick bought himself some popcorn.
    We tried to fix it ourselves.

    2. Use a reflexive pronoun as the object of a preposition when the


    subject and object are the same.

    He thought to himself.

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    A preposition is a word that is used before a noun to show its connection to


    another word in the sentence. Here are a few common prepositions:
    with
    by
    for
    from
    as
    among
    to

    Examples:
    She is talking to herself.
    He will go to the party by himself.
    The boy finished it by himself.
    We bought gifts for ourselves.

    3. Use a reflexive pronoun to emphasize, or stress, the subject of


    a sentence.

    He drove the tractor himself.

    Examples:
    He will do it himself. (He does not need any help.)
    They painted the house themselves. (No one else helped them.)
    The cat hurt itself. (No one else hurt the cat.)
    My son read the book himself. (My son did not need help to read the
    book.)

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    More examples of reflexive pronouns


    Incorrect: The students completed the work by himself and herself.
    Correct: The students completed the work by themselves.

    Incorrect: She hurt himself.


    Correct: She hurt herself.

    Incorrect: We want to go by themselves.


    Correct: We want to go by ourselves.

    Incorrect: Tim and himself are cleaning the garage.


    Correct: Tim is cleaning the garage by himself.

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