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.

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