English 2nd Monthly

is formed by combining a personal pronoun with -self or -selves.

They serve as ‘reflectors’ as they reflect the action of the verb back to the subject. 

function as direct objects, indirect objects, or objects of the preposition. 

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• Bernadette told herself that there were still opportunities for improvement. 

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• I hurt myself while cutting vegetables with this knife.

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• The team congratulated themselves for a job well done. 

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• You cannot blame anyone but yourself for being tactless.

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• also ends in -self or -selves but is used only to provide emphasis on the subject of the sentence. 

  
  

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• Nancy baked the cookies herself.

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• He said so himself, so we obeyed.

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