Reflexive pronouns
- is herself a personal pronoun
- is themselves a personal pronoun
- is yourself a personal pronoun
- is himself a personal pronoun
Plural of herself!
What are the 10 examples of reflexive pronoun
Pronouns: reflexive (myself, themselves, etc.)
Reflexive pronouns end in -self or -selves. They refer back to the subject forms of personal pronouns (underlined in the example below):
We didn’t decorate it ourselves.
Someone else did it for us.
subject pronoun | reflexive pronoun |
I | myself |
you (singular) | yourself |
he | himself |
she | herself |
it | itself |
one | oneself |
we | ourselves |
you (plural) | yourselves |
they | themselves |
We often use reflexive pronouns when the subject and the object of the verb refer to the same person or thing:
He cut himself on the broken glass.
She made herself a cup of tea and sat down in front of the television.
Parents often blame themselves for the way their children behave.
We use a reflexive pronoun to make it clear who or what is being referred to.
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| The subject and the object are the same. |
| The subject
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