REFLEXIVE

PRONOUNS
REPORTERS: GROUP 3
WHAT ARE REFLEXIVE
PRONOUNS?
Reflexive pronouns are words ending in -self or -
selves that are used when the subject and the object
of a sentence are the same (e.g., I believe in
myself). The nine English reflexive
pronouns are myself, yourself, himself, herself,
oneself, itself, ourselves,
yourselves, and themselves.
WHAT IS A SUBJECT IN A
SENTENCE?
A subject is a part of a sentence
that contains the person or thing
performing the action (or verb)
in a sentence.
WHAT IS THE OBJECT OF A
SENTENCE?
The object of a sentence is the person or thing
that receives the action of the verb. It is the who
or what that the subject does something to. That
sounds complicated, but we'll understand it more
after we practice.
 EXAMPLE: 
Terry carried out the trash.
In this sentence:
'Terry' is the subject: it is the one performing the
action
'carried' is the verb: it is the action being performed
by the subject
'trash' is the receiver of the action. So, it is the object.
GOING BACK TO THE TOPIC...
 person singular plural
1st  myself  ourselves
(I sometimes talk to myself) (we baked the cake by ourselves)
2nd yourself yourselves
(you are too young to go out by (please take good care of yourselves)
yourself)
3rd  himself themselves
(masculine) (my son did his homework himself) (the children cleaned the house
themselves)
3rd herself themselves
 (feminine) (Dianne bought herself a new pair of (they divided the money between
shoes) themselves)
3rd  itself  themselves
(neuter) (the bird washed itself by splashing in (the students can monitor themselves)
a puddle)
General oneself
(there are many benefits in knowing
oneself).
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS ARE
USED WHEN:
1. When the speaker or writer is referring to an action that
he or she has caused to          happen and of which he or she
is also the object.

 Examples: I cut myself with the carving knife.

    Sometimes I just don’t like myself very much.
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS ARE USED WHEN:
2. When the direct object or prepositional object of a
sentence has the same reference as the subject.

Examples: John looked at himself.

    John taught himself to play the guitar.
"ONESELF"
*The reflexive form oneself can
be used to refer to people in
general.
Example: The first golden rule is
not to take oneself too seriously.
"ONESELF"
*It can also be used as a substitute for the
1st person singular. If it is used like this, the
subject pronoun should be one. In normal direct
speech, this usage is often felt to be rather
pretentious.
Example: One asks oneself whether it is worth
the bother.
One owes it to oneself to do something
worthwhile.
*Some verbs take a reflexive
pronoun only in a particular uses of
the verb.
Examples: Jeremy
introduced  himself.
 The cat washed itself.
*The Reflexive pronoun can be left out
if it is obvious that the subject was
performing the action of the verb on
him—or herself.
Example: Jeremy washed and dressed,
then went out.
*When a preposition is
followed by a pronoun, the
pronoun is normally in the
object form.
Example: They all looked at
him in silence.
*If that pronoun refers to the
subject of the main verb,
however, it must be a reflexive
pronoun.
Example: She looked at
herself in the mirror.
*The reflexive can be used to make something
you say stronger. To make a strong point, we
sometimes use a normal subject or object
pronoun and a reflexive pronoun as well.
Examples:  He told me himself that he was
leaving.
      I’ll do it myself.
*The reflexive can also be used with or
without by meaning “alone” or
“without help”.
Examples: I think you should try and
do it yourself.
Did she do that all by herself?
DON'T BE CONFUSED!
The compound pronouns
 each other and one another are not true
reflexives. They are used when two or more
subjects mutually take part in an action.
They are sometimes called reciprocals.
JUST A GLIMPSE!
  Reciprocal- an action or arrangement involves two people
or groups of people who behave in the same way or agree
to help each other and give each other advantages.)
 Examples:
TO UNDERSTAND
FURTHER
My dog can clean itself.
 GROUP 3
 DE GUZMAN, KEVIN D.
 RAMISCAL, GEORGE M
 CORPUZ, LORENA FAYE P.
 TAGATA, CRISTENE JOY M.
 TANGONAN, CRISTINA D.
 GALATIERRA, THRISHA D.
 FERREROS, ROLDAN P.
 PARAY, DANICA P.
 CORPUZ, REAH MAY L.