Pronouns
The personal pronouns myself, yourself,
yourselves, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, and themselves
are compound personal pronouns combining the personal pronoun with self or
selves. They are used as reflexive pronouns . Carl hurt himself is
an example of a reflexive pronoun.
Exercise
Find the reflexive pronouns in these
sentences.
1. I should understand myself better.
2. Ann bought herself two new hamsters.
3. They can't help themselves.
4. The boy cut himself on the broken glass.
5. We bought
ourselves a new car.
Answers
1. myself
2. herself
3. themselves