REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

PERSON SINGULAR

PLURAL

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myself

ourselves

2nd

yourself

yourselves

3rd

herself

themselves

himself

itself

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EXAMPLES

I saw myself in the mirror.

I looked at myself for a long time.

A reflexive pronoun is used as the object of a verb or preposition when the subject of the sentence and the object are the same person.

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I saw myself in the mirror.

I looked at myself for a long time.

andmyself

are the same person.

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Reflexive pronouns are also used for emphasis.

Examples:

Did someone fax the report to Mr. Lee?

Yes.

Are you sure?

Yes. I myself faxed the report to him.

I faxed the report to him myself.

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Reflexive / Intensive

Pronouns : the "self" pronouns

These pronouns can be used only to reflect or intensify a word already there. Reflexive/intensive pronouns CANNOT REPLACE personal pronouns.

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Examples:

I saw myself in the mirror. (Myself is a reflexive pronoun, reflecting the pronoun I.)

Ill do it myself. (Myself is an intensive pronoun, intensifying the pronoun I.)

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A reflexive

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pronoun

ALONE

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EXAMPLEAnna lives by herself.

Means alone

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