Use reflexive pronouns

Key Notes:

🌟 Use Reflexive Pronouns 🌟

What are Reflexive Pronouns?

Reflexive pronouns are words that refer back to the subject of the sentence.
They show that the person or thing doing the action is also receiving the action.

Examples of reflexive pronouns:

• Myself 🧑
• Yourself 🧑‍🤝‍🧑
• Himself 👨
• Herself 👩
• Itself 🐱
• Ourselves 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
• Yourselves 👬
• Themselves 👭

When to Use Reflexive Pronouns

✅ a) When the subject and object are the same

• I made myself a sandwich. 🥪
• She taught herself to play the piano. 🎹

✅ b) To emphasize the subject

• I myself will finish the project. 📝
• They themselves solved the problem. 💡

✅ c) After prepositions

• He did it all by himself. 👏
• We enjoyed the trip by ourselves. 🌄

Important Rules

1. Never use reflexive pronouns as the subject. ❌

• ❌ Wrong: Myself went to the park.
• ✅ Correct: I went to the park. 🌳

2. Use reflexive pronouns when the action returns to the subject. 🔄

3. Reflexive pronouns can show emphasis. 💥

Quick Tip

If you can replace it with the subject and the sentence still makes sense, you’re using it correctly! ✅

Examples in Sentences

• He cut himself while cooking. 🍳
• We made the decorations ourselves. 🎈
• She looked at herself in the mirror. 🪞
• You must finish the work by yourself. 📚

💡 Remember: Reflexive pronouns always end in -self (singular) or -selves (plural)!

Let’s practice!🖋️