Reflexive Pronouns
SINGULAR PERSONAL PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
Subjective
Case		 Objective
Case		 Possessive
Case		 As
Adjectives
1st person I me mine my myself
2nd person you you yours your yourself
3rd person he him his his himself
she her hers her herself
it it - its itself / oneself
PLURAL PERSONAL PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
Subjective
Case		 Objective
Case		 Possessive
Case		 As
Adjectives
1st person we us ours our ourselves
2nd person you you yours your yourselves
3rd person they them theirs their themselves


Reflexive pronouns are used in the following ways:
  1. Reflexive use

    To refer to actions where the subject and the object are the same person. In other words, the person/thing doing the action is the same as the person/thing receiving the action.

    • I cut myself this morning.
    • The horse hurt itself.
    • Talking aloud to oneself is not a healthy sign.

    Note: In the reflexive use, the reflexive pronoun follows the verb. In the case of an intransitive verb (i.e., a verb that does not have an object), the pronoun will follow any preposition used with the verb.


  2. Emphatic use

    To emphasize a word, to mean "that person/thing and nobody/nothing else!"

    • The manager said, "I will do it myself".
    • I will go and talk to the President himself if I have to.

    Note: The pronoun is placed (1) at the end of the sentence or (2) after the noun it emphasizes.


  3. After prepositions

    • He went to the concert by himself. (= alone, without company)
    • I can do it by myself.
      • (= alone, without help)
    • She was pleased with herself.
    • She bought a bag for herself.


Reflexive Pronouns Quiz