Reflexive pronouns

1. Reflexive pronouns end in -self or -selves. They refer back to the subject forms of personal pronouns:​

          subject pronoun              reflexive pronouns

1.               I                                     myself

2.            you                                   yourself

3.              he                                   himself

4.             she                                   herself

5.             it                                      itself      

6.           one                                   oneself

7.            we                                   ourselves

8.           you(plural)                       yourselves

9.           they                                  themselves

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2. We use reflexive pronouns when the subject and object of a verb are the same person(s) or thing(s).

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3. We can also use reflexive pronouns to emphasize that someone has done something without help from anyone else. In these case, we can remove the reflexive pronouns without changing the meaning.

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4. We can also put the reflexive pronoun immediately after the subject. We usually do this to emphasize the noun or pronoun it refers to.

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5. We use reflexive pronouns after certain verbs to show a specific meaning.