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Reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, herself)

📘 Reflexive Pronouns (myself, yourself, herself...)

Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject does something to itself or himself/herself.
They end in -self (singular) or -selves (plural).


1️⃣ Reflexive Pronouns List

Subject Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun
I myself
you (singular) yourself
he himself
she herself
it itself
we ourselves
you (plural) yourselves
they themselves

2️⃣ Examples in Sentences

  • I made this cake myself.
  • Did you do the homework yourself?
  • He hurt himself while skating.
  • She taught herself French.
  • The cat cleaned itself.
  • We prepared the project ourselves.
  • Kids, behave yourselves!
  • They introduced themselves at the meeting.

3️⃣ Common Uses

✅ After certain verbs: enjoy, hurt, cut, teach, introduce, blame, express, prepare
✅ For emphasis:

  • I wrote the letter myself. (not someone else)

📝 Practice

Fill in the blanks with the correct reflexive pronoun:

  1. I looked at ___ in the mirror.
  2. She blamed ___ for the mistake.
  3. We did it all by ___.
  4. Be careful! You’ll hurt ___.
  5. The children cleaned ___ after playing.