Thursday 13 February 2014

Reflexive pronouns and "each other"


When the Subject and the Object in a sentence refer to the same person or thing we use a Reflexive Pronoun.

Subject
Pronouns
Reflexive
Pronouns
IMyself
YouYourself
HeHimself
SheHerself
ItItself
WeOurselves
You (pl)Yourselves
TheyThemselves

If you are using YOU in the plural, the reflexive pronoun is yourselves.
Examples of sentences using reflexive pronouns:
My daughter likes to dress herself without my help.
I taught myself to play the guitar.
My cat always licks itself.

When to use reflexive pronouns