Reflexive
Pronouns
Reflexing
pronouns name a receiver of an action identical to the doer of the action.
examples:
-
She
can do it herself.
-
Let them
speak for themselves.
-
I
was
just talking to myself.
-
He often
asks himself
why he
does not return home.
Person
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
Singular
|
myself
|
yourself
|
himself, herself, itself, oneself
|
Plural
|
ourselves
|
yourselves
|
themselves
|
Reflexive pronouns are often used to emphasize (frequently
in the form of preposition+reflexive pronoun).
examples: The words that are underlined
are prepositions.
-
Let him
speak for himself.
-
Chris will tell her
himself.
-
She
lives by herself.
-
We
will set the table ourselves.
-
The cd player stops by itself.
-
They
do not like meat themselves.
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