What are reflexive pronouns?
🔹 Reflexive Pronouns
Definition:
A reflexive pronoun is used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same person
or thing.
e.g, she taught herself .
I asked myself.
We paid the bill ourselves.
The door opened itself.
Means no one taught her, she did the action by herself.
It shows that the action reflects back to the subject.
Reflexive pronouns usually end in –self or –selves.
🔹 List of Reflexive Pronouns
See the below given Reflexive pronoun.
Reflexive Pronoun
I. myself
You (singular). Yourself
He. himself
She. herself
It. Itself
We. ourselves
You (plural). yourselves
They. themselves
Note: I is subjective case whereas myself is objective case pronoun.
🔹 How Reflexive Pronouns are Used
1. When the subject does something to itself
Example:
He hurt himself.
She prepared the food herself.
2.For emphasis (to show “alone” or “without help”)
Example:
I completed the project myself.
The manager spoke to us herself.
3.After certain verbs
Common verbs used with reflexive pronouns:
wash, dress, blame, enjoy, introduce, hurt
Example:
The child dressed himself.
We enjoyed ourselves at the picnic.
🔹 Examples in Sentences
I taught myself English.
She looked at herself in the mirror.
They blamed themselves for the mistake.
The cat cleaned itself.
You should believe in yourself.
Exercise:
Fill in the blanks with the correct reflexive pronoun
I made this cake ............
He injured ........... during the match.
She introduced .......... to the class.
We enjoyed ........... at the wedding.
The baby cannot feed .........
You should help ........... to some tea.
They congratulated ..........on their success.
The boy blamed ..........for the accident.
She solved the problem .............
The dog defended ....... from danger.
I looked at .......... in the mirror.
You all should prepare..............for the test.
He found...........alone in the room..
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