What are Reflexive Pronouns | Usage, List and Worksheet

Reflexive pronouns replace the nouns by directing them to oneself. Here are examples, usage, list, and worksheet.

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What Is a Reflexive Pronoun?

They replace the noun by directing toward the self. It replaces the subject pronoun or object pronoun in a sentence.

Definition of a Reflexive Pronoun

A Reflexive Pronoun such as herself, himself, myself, or itself refers to the subject in a clause or sentence. It reflects to the subject of a sentence. For example: “She made herself a tea.” Here’s herself is a reflexive pronoun.

Reflexive Pronouns Examples:

Myself
Yourself
Himself
Herself
Ourselves
Themselves
Oneself
Itself

Personal Pronouns into Reflexive Pronoun:

Here are the examples.

Personal Pronoun	Reflexive Pronoun
I	Myself
You	Yourself/Yourselves
He	Himself
She	Herself
They	Themselves
We	Ourselves
It	Itself
One	Oneself

How and When to Use a Reflexive Pronoun?

It represents the same person is the doer and receiver of the action. There is no other person or object involved. In some situations, reflexive pronoun is not necessary. Although, it brings vividness to the third-person plural pronoun.

Types of Reflexive Pronouns:

There are two types of Reflexive Pronoun.

Singular Reflexive Pronouns
Plural Reflexive Pronouns

Types of Reflexive Pronoun	Definition	Examples
Singular Reflexive Pronoun	A singular reflexive pronoun refers to the subject of a sentence. It represents the subject and the object as a single object or individual.	Herself Himself
Plural Reflexive Pronoun	Plural reflexive pronoun represent individuals as both the object and subject. They reflect plural subjects.	Ourselves Themselves

Example Sentences of Reflexive Pronouns:

what are the 10 examples of reflexive pronouns? Here are Sentence Examples of Reflexive pronouns in sentences:

She prepared herself for the Quiz.
He bought himself a new apparel.
He hurt himself.
He taught himself a shirt.
They went to the market themselves.
She is going to university herself.
They acknowledged themselves for their hard work.
They spoke to themselves.
She passed this exam herself.
He cooked dinner himself.

Reflexive Pronoun can be used as:

Reflexive Pronoun as Direct Object
Reflexive Pronoun as Indirect Object.

What is Direct Object Reflexive Pronouns List

A reflexive pronoun can function as a direct object in a sentence. Here, the subject and the object are the same. These are myself, himself, yourself, oneself, herself, yourselves, itself, ourselves, and themselves.

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