Chapter 13 - Reflexive Pronouns

Definition

Pronouns are used to reflect the subject

Subject and object is the same person or thing (in actual)

Subject is subject pronoun or noun and related to reflexive pronoun

Sample

1. Dona buys sweater for doni - even doni is the same subject and object it's wrong in grammar

2. Dona buys sweater for her - her is object pronoun and it reflect Dona. it's wrong in grammar

3. Donna buys sweater for herself - pronoun reflect subject

Types

person	number	Subject pronoun	Reflexive pronoun
1st person	Single	I	Myself
	Plural	We	Ourself
2nd person	Single	You	Yourself
	plural	You	Yourselves
3rd person	Single	He	Himself
		She	Herself
		It	Itself
	Plural	They	Themselves

Function

As direct object

4. I develop myself for my future - receive action of verb or answer a question what or whom (whom you develop? myself)

As Indirect object

5. I teach her myself - accompany a direct object or answer a question for/to/of - whom/what (whom do you taught? I teach her  - of whom? myself

As intensive pronoun - outline the subject

6. I myself saw him jumping over the fence 

7. I saw him jumping over the fence myself

With preposition by - describe alone in action

8. I clean the floor by myself - I alone clean the floor

Common errors

As Subject

9. Ricko and myself are working together - wrong

    Ricko and I are working together - correct, use subject pronoun

Not reflect the subject

10. Janetta called myself last night - wrong

    Janetta called me last night - correct, use object pronoun