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Personal Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns

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11 Words

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myself
1.
my
self
Pronoun

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

I found myself unable to speak.

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yourself
2.
your
self
Pronoun

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

Have you hurt yourself?

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himself
3.
him
self
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

He introduced himself.

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herself
4.
her
self
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

She hurt herself.

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itself
5.
it
self
Pronoun

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

Does the computer turn itself off?

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ourselves
6.
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

We shouldn't blame ourselves for what happened.

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yourselves
7.
your
selves
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

Treat yourselves to a good meal.

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themselves
8.
them
selves
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

They seemed to be enjoying themselves.

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oneself
9.
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

One must take care of oneself.

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each other
10.
each other
Pronoun

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

Sarah and Tom helped each other with their homework.

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one another
11.
one another
Pronoun

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

The members of the team trust one another implicitly.

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