English Grammar Guide Reflexive Pronouns Usage - Reflexive Pronouns We often use a subject -verb-object (S VO ) sentence order.
If the object is a person , we use an object pronoun .
If the object is the same as the subject , we use a reflexive pronoun .
Grammar - PronounsSUBJ. PRONOUN VERB OBJ. PRON. :I /You /He /... + VERB + me /you /him /... She cooks for him .SUBJECT = OBJECT :SUBJ. PRON. + VERB + REFLEXIVE PRON. She cooks for herself .REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS :myself /yourself /himself /herself /itself ourselves /yourselves /themselves Examples - SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT (S VO )SUBJ. VERB OBJECT I like chocolate .You learn English .He plays football .Cats drink milk .
Examples - SUBJECT PRONOUN + VERB + OBJECT PRONOUN SUBJ. PRON. VERB OBJ. PRON. I saw him .You helped me .He likes her .
Forms - PronounsSUBJ. PRON. OBJ. PRON. I me You you He him She her It it We us They them
Examples - Reflexive Pronouns (SUBJ. = OBJ. )SUBJ. PRON. VERB REFLEXIVE. PRON. I hurt myself .He cooks for himself .She washes herself .
Forms - PronounsSUBJ. PRON. REFLEXIVE. PRON. I myself You yourself He himself She herself It itself We ourselves You (plural)yourselves They themselves
Symbols & Abbreviations = Same as OBJ. Object PRON. Pronoun SUBJ. Subject
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