Reflexive Verbs for intermediate learners

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Reflexive verbs are verbs that are used transitively to reflect back to the subject. Let us learn more. Follow the article.

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"Reflexive Verbs" in the English Grammar

What Are Reflexive Verbs?

Reflexive verbs are those verbs whose direct objects are the same as their subject. The verbs reflect an action that is done by the subject to itself.

Tip!

All reflexive verbs are transitive verbs, because they must have an object.

Reflexive verbs are used with reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves in English. For example:

I cut myself while chopping carrots.

She stopped herself from crying.

How to Identify Reflexive Verbs?

In English, reflexive verbs are not some unique words. And they also do not have a special conjugation pattern. Other words within a sentence can help us identify a reflexive verb.

She introduced herself to the class.

He takes himself seriously.

Reflexive verbs are any action transitive verbs, and they are next to a reflexive pronoun.

He is trying to convince himself to accept the offer.

He washed himself.

Linking Verbs

Linking verbs are connectors of the language. Their only job is to link a subject with a subject complement. Want to know how?

Dummy Verbs

Have you ever repeated a word too much that made you think How boring it got! You can use dummy verbs instead of repeated verbs.

Catenative Verbs

Catenative verbs, also known as chain verbs, are followed by other verbs to form a chain of two or more verbs. In this lesson, we will discuss them in detail.

Voices

What are voices? How many voices are there in the English Grammar? Here are the most frequently asked questions by learners. Let us find the answers, here.

Active Voice

When the doer of the action is mentioned you are using the active voice. Let us learn more.

Passive Voice

Understanding the passive voice is important. The passive voice is used often by native English speakers. It's used both in formal and informal situations.

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