Use reflexive pronouns
Key Notes:
๐ Use Reflexive Pronouns ๐คฉ
โจ What are Reflexive Pronouns? |
๐ Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and the object of the sentence are the same person/thing.
๐ They end with -self (singular) or -selves (plural).
๐ List of Reflexive Pronouns ๐ |
- ๐ฆ Myself
- ๐ง Yourself
- ๐จ Himself
- ๐ฉ Herself
- ๐ถ Itself
- ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐ฆ Ourselves
- ๐ฌ Yourselves
- ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Themselves
๐ When to Use Reflexive Pronouns? |
When the subject does something to itself ๐ช
- She looked at herself in the mirror.
To emphasize the subject ๐ก - I will do it myself! ๐ช
With certain verbs like enjoy, blame, introduce, hurt ๐ญ - We enjoyed ourselves at the party. ๐
โก Examples with Emojis |
- I cut myself while cooking. ๐ณ๐ช
- He blamed himself for the mistake. โ๐
- They introduced themselves to the new teacher. ๐จโ๐ซ๐
- You should be proud of yourself. ๐๐
๐ Quick Tip ๐ฏ |
If you can remove the pronoun and the sentence loses its meaning, then you need a reflexive pronoun! โจ
Example:
- โ He washed in the morning.
- โ He washed himself in the morning. ๐ฟ
Let’s practice!๐๏ธ