Reflexive pronouns
A reflexive pronoun refers back to a noun or pronoun elsewhere in a sentence.
| Singular | Plural | ||||
| First person | Second person | Third person | First person | Second person | Third person |
| myself | yourself | himself, herself, itself | ourselves | yourselves | themselves |
Examples:
- I will tell you about myself.
- He hurt himself.
- We cook for ourselves.
Sometimes a reflexive pronoun is used for emphasis.
Examples:
- The actor himself performed all the stunts.
- I myself heard the explosion.
- The boys themselves built the model.
Sometimes reflexive pronouns are used to indicate that someone has done something without help from someone else.
Examples:
- The boys built the model themselves.
- I cooked dinner myself.
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