Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive Pronouns The grammatical term pronoun is known to everyone who is attached to the English language. Many English learners may not know completely what reflexive pronouns are. After reading this content, you will learn reflexive pronouns. What are reflexive pronouns? Reflexive pronouns are pronouns ending in self/selves that we use when a subject performs its action upon itself. A reflexive pronoun is used as an object in a sentence when the performer and recipient of an action are the same. You should save yourselves in a shelter. In this example, the reflexive pronoun “yourselves” is acting as the object of the sentence. The subject and the object are the same. By + Reflexive Pronouns You can use by + a reflexive pronoun to show that the subject was alone and performed the action without any help from others. I taught them English by myself. She by herself cooked the rice for us. They cooked the meal on the picnic by themselves. Reflexive Pronouns Chart ...