REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

The reflexive pronouns are:

Singular:	myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself
Plural:	ourselves - yourselves - themselves

When we use a reflexive pronoun

We use a reflexive pronoun:

• as a direct object when the object is the same as the subject of the verb:

I am teaching myself to play the piano.
Be careful with that knife. You might cut yourself.

We can use a reflexive pronoun as direct object with most transitive verbs, but these are the most common:

amuse	blame	cut	dry	enjoy	help
hurt	introduce	kill	prepare	satisfy	teach

Some verbs change their meaning slightly when they have a reflexive pronoun as direct object:

• Would you like to help yourself to another drink?
  = Would you like to take another drink.
• I wish the children would behave themselves.
   = I wish the children would behave well.
• He found himself lying by the side of the road.
  = He was surprised when he realised that he was at the side of the road.
• I saw myself as a famous actor.
  = I imagined that I was a famous actor.
• She applied herself to the job of mending the lights.
  = She worked very hard to mend the lights.
• He busied himself in the kitchen.
   = He worked busily in the kitchen.
• I had to content myself with a few Euros.
  = I had to be satisfied with a few Euros.

We do not use a reflexive pronoun after verbs which describe things people usually do for themselves, such as wash, shave, dress:

He washed [himself] in cold water.
He always shaved [himself] before going out in the evening.
Michael dressed [himself] and got ready for the party.

We only use reflexives with these verbs for emphasis:

He dressed himself in spite of his injuries.
She’s old enough to wash herself.

• as indirect object when the indirect object is the same as the subject of the verb:

Would you like to pour yourself a drink.
We’ve brought ourselves something to eat.

• as the object of a preposition when the object refers to the subject of the clause:

They had to cook for themselves.
He was feeling very sorry for himself.

Warning
But we use personal pronouns, not reflexives, after prepositions of place... He had a suitcase beside him. and after with when it means "accompanied by": She had a few friends with her.

We use a reflexive pronoun...

• with the preposition by when we want to show that someone did something alone and/or without any help:

He lived by himself in an enormous house.
She walked home by herself.

The children got dressed by themselves.
I prepared the whole meal by myself.

• to emphasise the person or thing we are referring to:

Kendal itself is quite a small town.

especially if we are talking about someone very famous:

Sir Paul McCartney himself sang the final song.

We often put the reflexive pronoun at the end of the clause when we are using it for emphasis:

I baked the bread myself.
She mended the car herself

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/reflexive-pronouns

EXERCISES:

• Robert made this T-shirt      myself  yourself  himself  herself  itself  ourselves  yourselves  themselves   .
• Lisa did her homework      myself  yourself  himself  herself  itself  ourselves  yourselves  themselves   
• We helped      myself  yourself  himself  herself  itself  ourselves  yourselves  themselves    to some Coke at the party.
• Emma, did you take the photo by      myself  yourself  himself  herself  itself  ourselves  yourselves  themselves   ?
• I wrote this poem      myself  yourself  himself  herself  itself  ourselves  yourselves  themselves   .
• He cut      myself  yourself  himself  herself  itself  ourselves  yourselves  themselves    with the knife while he was doing the dishes.
• The lion can defend      myself  yourself  himself  herself  itself  ourselves  yourselves  themselves   .
• My mother often talks to      myself  yourself  himself  herself  itself  ourselves  yourselves  themselves   .
• Tim and Gerry, if you want more milk, help      myself  yourself  himself  herself  itself  ourselves  yourselves  themselves   .
• Alice and Doris collected the stickers      myself  yourself  himself  herself  itself  ourselves  yourselves  themselves   .

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/reflexive_pronouns.htm

Personal Pronoun		Reflexive Pronoun
1.	I	.
2.	you	.
3.	he	.
4.	she	.
5.	it	.
6.	we	.
7.	you	.
8.	they	.

Choose the correct reflexive pronouns:

myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - ourselves - yourselves - themselves

1. Alan made this dish    myself yourself herself himself itself ourselves yourselves themselves  .
2. Laura sent the email   myself yourself herself himself itself ourselves yourselves themselves  .
3. We shall not quarrel easily among   myself yourself herself himself itself ourselves yourselves themselves  , and forget our common objective.
4. Sara, did you write this poem   myself yourself herself himself itself ourselves yourselves themselves  ?
5. Yes, I called her   myself yourself herself himself itself ourselves yourselves themselves  .
6. He cut   myself yourself herself himself itself ourselves yourselves themselves  with the knife while he was sharpening it.
7. My computer often crashes and turns off by   myself yourself herself himself itself ourselves yourselves themselves  .
8. She often talks to   myself yourself herself himself itself ourselves yourselves themselves  when she is upset
9. John and Alan, I am not going to do the homework for you. You have to do it   myself yourself herself himself itself ourselves yourselves themselves  .
10. The students were so noisy. Even Nancy and Leila were making a lot of noise   myself yourself herself himself itself ourselves yourselves themselves  .
11. Did the children behave   myself yourself herself himself itself ourselves yourselves themselves  ?
12. I caught sight of   myself yourself herself himself itself ourselves yourselves themselves  in the mirror.

https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-reflexive-pronouns.php

Type the correct word

myself	yourself	himself	herself
itself	yourselves	ourselves	themselves

1.	The cat nearly killed  when it ran across the road.
2.	I enjoyed  at the party.
3.	He always looks at  in the mirror.
4.	We helped  to the coffee.
5.	The woman accidentally hurt  with the knife.
6.	The children enjoyed  at the beach.
7.	The two of you shouldn't do that. You'll hurt  .
8.	He paid for  .
9.	Some people only think about  .
10.	She didn't tell him. I told him  .

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