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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
[pronoun]

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

Ex: I baked the cake myself for my friend 's birthday .
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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: You can trust yourself to make the right decision .
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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 prides himself on being punctual .
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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 found herself smiling at the memory .
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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: The flower opened itself to the morning sunlight .
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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 congratulated ourselves on completing the project ahead of schedule .
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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: You've really outdone yourselves with this amazing project.
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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: The actors immersed themselves fully in their roles , bringing the characters to life on stage .
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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 should always strive to improve oneself.
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each other
[pronoun]

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

Ex: The siblings often argue , but they still love each other.
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one another
[pronoun]

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

Ex: The employees in the office support one another during busy times .
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