REFLEXIVEPRONOUNS

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

“ I don’t want other people to decide

who I am. I want to decide that for

myself”.

Emma Watson

What/Who does the pronoun

MYSELF in the quote above refer

to?

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

They are used when the speaker is

affected by the action that he/she

does.

So, reflexive pronouns reflect the

subject’s action.

Ex.: Tommy hurt himself.

• I CAN SEE

MYSELF IN

THE MIRROR.

KEKA IS

INDULGING

HERSELF.

OBAMA IS

LOOKING AT

HIMSELF IN

THE MIRROR.

WHAT ABOUT

THIS DOG?

THE DOG CAN

SEE ITSELF IN

THE MIRROR.

SUMMARY

SUPPLY THE CORRECT REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS IN THE FOLLOWING.

1. This accident was my fault. I caused it. I was

responsible. In other words I blamed _____________ for

the accident.

2. Be careful with that sharp knife! You are going to cut

___________ if you are not careful.

MYSELF

YOURSELF

3. When I walked into the room, the only person I

saw and heard was Joe. In other words, Joe was

talking to ____________________ when I walked

into the room.

4. My wife and I have our own business. We don't

have a boss. We work for _____________.

5. No one taught Mr. and Mrs. Hall how to run a

business. They taught _____________________

everything they needed to know about running a

small business.

HIMSELF

OURSELVES

THEMSELVES

6. Mr Baker committed suicide. In other words

he killed _______________________.

7. Rebecca has flu. She must rest at home and

take care of ____________________.

8. When we have problems in our lives, we

shouldn't get discouraged and sad. If we

believe in _________________________, we can

accomplish our goals.

HIMSELF

HERSELF

OURSELVES

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS CAN ALSO BE USED FOR EMPHASIS:

The President himself told the news.

I myself prefer volleyball to soccer.

WE CAN USE ‘BY MYSELF’ / ‘BYYOURSELF,’ ETC. TO GIVE THE IDEA OF SOMETHING ONE DOES ON HIS/HER OWN (OR WITHOUT HELP)

I like living by myself.

You can’t move this box by yourself. It’s too heavy.

COMPLETE WITHTHE REFLEXIVEPRONOUNS

a) The knife was so sharp that I cut ____________.

b) My uncle talks to _________________ when he is

nervous.

c) They enjoyed _______________ at the party last

night.

d) Glory doesn’t like working by ____________. She

prefers to work with other people.

MYSELF

HIMSELF

THEMSELVES

HERSELF

e) Be careful. That pan is very hot. Don’t

burn ____________________.

f) Men are very selfish. They only think

about __________________.

g) The film ___________________ wasn’t

very good but I liked the music.

YOURSELF

THEMSELVES

ITSELF

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS X RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS X RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS

They gave each other

presents.

RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS

•LAST CLASS, THE

STUDENTS HELPED ONE

ANOTHER.