Yourself (b) you (one person) saw yourself
Herself (c) she saw herself
Himself (d) he saw himself
Itself (e) it (e.g., the kitchen) saw itself
Ourselves (f) we saw ourselves
Yourselves (g) you (plural) saw yourselves
Themselves (h) they saw themselves
Reflexive pronouns end in –self/-selves. They are used when the subject (e.g., I) and the object (e.g., myself) are the same person. The action of the verb is pointed back to the subject of the sentence, incorrect: I saw me in the mirror.
(i) Greg lives by himself
(j) I sat by myself on the park bench
By + reflexive pronoun = alone. In (i): Greg lives alone, without family or roommates
(k) I enjoyed myself at the fair
Enjoy and a few other verbs are commonly followed by a reflexive pronoun. See the list below.
Common Expressions with Reflexive Pronouns.
Believe in yourself, Blame yourself, Cut yourself, Enjoy yourself, Feel sorry for yourself, Help yourself, Hurt yourself, Give yourself (something), Introduce yourself, Kill yourself, Pinch yourself, Be proud of yourself, Takeoff yourself, Talk to yourself, Teach yourself, Tell yourself, Work for , ourself, Wish yourself (luck)
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