1. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
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By: Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar
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2. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
PERSON SINGULAR PLURAL
1st Myself Ourselves
2nd Yourself Yourselves
3rd Herself themselves
Himself
Itself
oneself
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3. EXAMPLES
I saw myself in the mirror.
I looked at myself for a long time.
A reflexive pronoun is used as the
object of a verb or preposition when
the subject of the sentence and the
object are the same person.
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4. I saw myself in the mirror.
I looked at myself for a long time.
and myself
are the
same
person.
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5. Reflexive pronouns
are also used for
emphasis.
Examples:
Did someone fax the report to Mr. Lee?
- Yes.
- Are you sure?
- Yes. I myself faxed the report to him.
- I faxed the report to him myself.
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6. Reflexive / Intensive
Pronouns : the "self" pronouns
These pronouns can be used only to
reflect or intensify a word already there.
Reflexive/intensive pronouns CANNOT
REPLACE personal pronouns.
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7. Examples:
I saw myself in the mirror. (Myself is a
reflexive pronoun, reflecting the pronoun I.)
I’ll do it myself. (Myself is an intensive
pronoun, intensifying the pronoun I.)
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8. A reflexive =
+
pronoun
ALONE
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9. EXAMPLE Anna lives by herself.
Means
“alone”
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