![]() For example, someone might say something such as “Please give it to John or myself” or “Split the change between you and ourselves.” You may sometimes hear reflexive pronouns used as objects differently in informal or colloquial speech. The Singhs are taking care of the wedding arrangements. ![]() Readers can still understand each sentence without it. In this context, the reflexive pronoun functions as an intensifier (intensive pronoun). In these sentences, the reflexive pronoun ( himself, themselves) does not serve to clearly identify that the subject and the object are the same rather it emphasizes the noun preceding it by referring (reflexing back) to it. The Singhs themselves are taking care of the wedding arrangements. (or The Singhs are taking care of the wedding arrangements themselves.) Reflexive pronouns are also used to rename a noun to emphasize it: The antecedent of hers is the subject of the dependent clause, scarf. In this sentence, the personal pronoun hers, a possessive pronoun, does not identify itself as being the same as the subject of the independent clause, Marla. Let’s also compare how a reflexive pronoun differs from a pronoun that is not reflexive: ![]() To specify that they are the recipients of the action, we need the reflexive pronouns himself and herself. In this pair of sentences, we can only deduce that Karl and Marla are performing an action on or for someone other than themselves. Marla always likes to prepare her early for meetings. ![]() Karl will give him the day off from doing yardwork. (object of infinitive phrase)īy comparison, consider the same sentences if we use object pronouns in place of reflexive pronouns: Marla always likes to prepare herself early for meetings. Karl will give himself the day off from doing yardwork. It can act as either an object or an indirect object. A reflexive pronoun is one that refers back to itself: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.It is used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same. ![]()
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