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Pronouns and Determiners - Personal Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns

Reflexives are used when the subject and the object of the sentence are the same. Reciprocals are used when the object and subject act mutually on one another.

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Categorized English Pronouns and Determiners
myself
myself
[pronoun]

used when the subject and object of the sentence are the same, indicating that the action is done to oneself

Ex: I found myself unable to speak. 
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yourself
yourself
[pronoun]

used when a person who is addressed is both the one who does an action and the one who receives the action

Ex: Have you hurt yourself? 
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himself
himself
[pronoun]

used when both the subject and object of the sentence or clause refer to a male human or animal who is being talked about

Ex: He introduced himself. 
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herself
herself
[pronoun]

used when a female human or animal is both the one who does an action and the one who is affected by the action

Ex: She hurt herself. 
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itself
itself
[pronoun]

used when an animal or object is both the thing that does an action and the thing that the action is done to

Ex: Does the computer turn itself off? 
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ourselves
ourselves
[pronoun]

used when the speaker and one or more other people are both the ones who do an action and the ones who are affected by it

Ex: We shouldn't blame ourselves for what happened. 
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yourselves
yourselves
[pronoun]

used when a group of people who are being addressed are both the ones who do an action and the ones that are affected by it

Ex: Treat yourselves to a good meal. 
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themselves
themselves
[pronoun]

used when a group of people or animals are both the ones who do an action and the ones who are affected by it

Ex: They seemed to be enjoying themselves. 
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oneself
oneself
[pronoun]

used to refer back to the subject of a sentence or clause to show that the action performed by the subject affects the subject itself

Ex: One must take care of oneself. 
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each other
each other
[pronoun]

used to refer to two or more people or things when they are doing something mutually or reciprocally

Ex: Sarah and Tom helped each other with their homework. 
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one another
one another
[pronoun]

used to refer to the reciprocal relationship or action between multiple people or things

Ex: The members of the team trust one another implicitly. 
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