Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Reflexive Pronouns



The following are reflexive pronouns:


myself                                  ourselves
yourself                                yourselves
himself, herself, itself           themselves


A reflexive pronoun usually refers to the subject of a sentence:


–We looked at ourselves in the mirror.
(We and ourselves are the same persons.)

Sometimes reflexive pronouns are used for emphasis:


–I washed my clothes myself.

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