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    Reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, etc.) are used when the subject and object of a sentence refer to the same person or thing. Some examples of correct reflexive pronoun usage include "she forced herself to eat it" and "I'll pay for myself." Reflexive pronouns are also used for emphasis, as in "nobody repaired my bicycle for me, I repaired it myself."

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    Reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, etc.) are used when the subject and object of a sentence refer to the same person or thing. Some examples of correct reflexive pronoun usage include "she forced herself to eat it" and "I'll pay for myself." Reflexive pronouns are also used for emphasis, as in "nobody repaired my bicycle for me, I repaired it myself."

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    Reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, etc.) are used when the subject and object of a sentence refer to the same person or thing. Some examples of correct reflexive pronoun usage include "she forced herself to eat it" and "I'll pay for myself." Reflexive pronouns are also used for emphasis, as in "nobody repaired my bicycle for me, I repaired it myself."

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    Reflexive pronouns (myself / yourself etc.

    )
    When the subject and object of a sentence refer to the same person or thing, we use a reflexive
    pronoun as the object rather than a personal pronoun.

    Compare:
    • She forced her to eat it. ('she' and 'her' refer to different people) and
    • She forced herself to eat it. ('she' and 'herself' refer to the same person)

    a. The singular forms of reflexive pronouns are myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself; the
    plural forms are ourselves, yourselves, themselves. Some people use themselves (or
    themself) to refer to the subject of the sentence, to avoid saying whether the subject is male or
    female:
    • It is a situation that no doctor wants to find themselves {or themself) in.
    Here are some more examples of reflexive pronoun
    - I don't want you to pay for me. I'll pay for myself.
    - The old lady sat in a corner talking to herself.
    - Don't get angry. Control yourself! (said to one person)
    - If you want more tomcat, help yourselves, (said to more than one person)
    - The party was great. We enjoyed ourselves very much.

    But we do not use 'myself etc. after bring/take something with ...:
    - I went out and took an umbrella with me. (not 'with myself)
    b. Some verbs are rarely or never used with a reflexive pronoun in English, but often are in other
    languages. These include complain, concentrate, get up/hot/tired, lie down, meet, relax,
    remember, sit down, wake up, wash, dress, shave:
    - I feel great after having a swim, (not '1 feel myself great')
    - You must try and concentrate.
    - It's good to relax.
    - I got up, shaved, washed and dressed, (not 'shaved myself etc.)
    But we say: I dried myself.

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    c. Study the difference between —selves and each other:
    - Nina and Ani stood in front of the mirror and looked at themselves.
    (= Nina and Ani looked at Nina and Ani)
    but: Nina looked at Ani and Ani looked at Nina. They looked at each other. You can use one
    another instead of each other:
    - How long have you and Siska known each other (or one another)?
    - Siska and Alam like each other (or one another).

    d. We can use reflexive pronouns for emphasis:


    • 'Who repaired your bicycle for you?' 'Nobody. I repaired it myself.' (not anybody else.)
    • We phoned the plumber and he came himself, (he didn't send his employees)
    • I hope you like the ice cream - 1 made it myself, (nobody helped me)
    • I was given this book by the author herself, (by her personally)
    • The film itself wasn't very good but I liked the music
    • Let's paint the house ourselves. It will be much cheaper.

    We use reflexive pronouns to emphasise that the subject caused a certain action.
    Compare:
    • He got arrested, and • He got himself arrested. (= he did something to cause it)

    e. Here is another use of reflexive pronoun


    On my own and by myself both mean alone. We say:
    - I like living on my own / by myself.
    - Did you do your homework on your own / by yourself?
    - Ai was sitting on his own / by herself in a corner of the cafe.
    - Learner drivers are not allowed to drive on their own / by themselves.

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    Exercises
    1. Complete these sentences using myself/yourself etc. with these verbs:
    kick teach cut lock look after hurt burn talk to blame

    1 Be careful! That pan is very hot. Don't.............................


    2 They couldn't get back into the house. They had .............. out
    3 It isn't her fault. She really shouldn't................................
    4 What a stupid fool I am! I could ..........................................!
    5 The boy was lucky when he fell down the stairs. He didn't................
    6 I'm trying to ....................... Spanish but I'm not making much progress.
    7 He spends most of his time alone, so it's not surprising that he .............
    8 Don't worry about us. We can ...............................

    2. Complete these sentences with these verbs. This time, use myself etc. only where
    necessary:
    dry concentrate feel enjoy relax wash shave meet
    1 I really ........... well today much better than yesterday.
    2 He climbed out of the pool, picked up a towel and ......................
    3 I tried to study but I just couldn't................
    4 Jack and 1 first.................... at a party five years ago.
    5 You're always rushing about. Why don't you .............. more?
    6 It was a lovely holiday. We really ......................... very much.
    7 I overslept this morning. I didn't have time to ....... or have breakfast.
    3. In these sentences you have to write -selves or each other.
    1 On lebaran day friends often give ....................... presents.
    2 Did the children enjoy ................ when they were on holiday?
    3 Jack and Jill are very happy together. They love ............. very much.
    4 They had an argument last week. They are still not speaking to...........
    5 Some people are very selfish. They only think of....................
    6 Nora and I don't see .................. very often these days.

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    4. Answer these questions using myself/yourself etc.
    1 'Who cut your hair for you? .'Nobody. I cut ..........................
    2 'Who told you Linda was getting married?' 'Linda ………....'
    3 'Does Mr. Sayyid have a secretary to type his letters?' 'No, he ........... '
    4 'Do you want me to post that letter for you?' 'No, I'll ..................... '
    5 'Can you clean the windows for me?’ 'Why don't you ................ ?'

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