Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive Pronouns

ENGLISH 10

(Grammar Lesson 1)

by Madam Aura Anne Rose Tan

Reflexive Pronouns

Pronouns that end with -self or -selves that reflect or refer back to the subject, both noun or pronoun forms, of a sentence or clause. This simply identifies what the subject of the sentence does to oneself or itself.

The pronoun herself above expresses that the store owner who happens to be a girl/lady/woman baked a cake for herself. The reflexive pronoun functions as an indirect object (for whom the cake is baked).

REMEMBER!

Reflexive pronouns serve an integral function or a necessary part in the sentence, they cannot be removed or changed to other pronoun forms.

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SET 1.1

Monica gave herself one year to get back to her ideal weight.

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SET 1.2

Monica gave her one year to get back to her ideal weight.

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SET 2.1

To attain this goal, she bought for herself a lifetime membership to the nearest gym.

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SET 2.2

To attain this goal, she bought for her a lifetime membership to the nearest gym.

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Ms. Phoebe Buffay, the high school principal, takes it upon

to pick up the pieces of paper and candy wrappers lying on the school grounds every time she sees them.

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The students need to acquire the same habit

if the school wants to keep the campus clean.

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The idea

is commendable for it will benefit all sectors of the community.

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Given enough attention and widespread support from the stakeholders

, the cleanliness campaign of the school will soon take off.

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Hopefully, with the student leaders making

movers of this project, the school can expect active participation from the students.

Multiple Choice

Something funny happened yesterday. It all started when the chief librarian himself gave her the book she had reserved for herself two weeks ago.

• direct object

• object of the preposition

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

After she had checked out the book herself, she decided to stay in the farthest corner of the library for some peace.

• direct object

• object of the preposition

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

There she started to read quietly to herself.

• direct object

• object of the preposition

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

She was enjoying herself so much that she did not notice the passing of time.

• direct object

• object of the preposition

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

Good thing the janitor saw her or she would have spent one night in the library by herself.

• direct object

• object of the preposition

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

She was enjoying herself so much that she did not notice the passing of time.

• direct object

• object of the preposition

• indirect object