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What Are Reflexive Pronouns?\n\nReflexive pronouns end in **-self \u002F -selves**.\n\nReflexive pronouns for each subject are:\n\n* I → **myself**\n* you → **yourself \u002F yourselves**\n* he → **himself**\n* she → **herself**\n* it → **itself**\n* we → **ourselves**\n* they → **themselves**\n\n## 2. Basic Use (Same Subject and Object)\n\nWe use reflexive pronouns when the subject and object are the same.\nStructure: **Subject + verb + reflexive pronoun**\n\nExamples:\n\n* “I hurt myself.”\n* “She taught herself English online.”\n* “They enjoyed themselves at the party.”\n\n**Why?**\nThe person does the action and receives the action.\n\n## 3. After Prepositions\n\nUse a reflexive pronoun after a preposition when the prepositional object is the same as the subject:\n\n* “She is talking to herself.”\n* “He kept the money for himself.” (= for his own use)\n\nUse an object pronoun when the prepositional object is a different person\u002Fthing:\n\n* “She took the bag with her.” (the bag is with her)\n\n## 4. For Emphasis\n\nWe use reflexive pronouns to **emphasize** the subject.\n\nCommon positions for emphasis:\n\n1) After the subject: Subject + reflexive pronoun + verb: “I myself made it.”\n2) At the end: Subject + verb (+ object) + reflexive pronoun: “I made it myself.” \u002F “I did it myself.”\n\nExamples:\n\n* “I did it myself.” (not someone else)\n* “She made the cake herself.”\n* “We fixed the car ourselves.”\n\n## 5. By Myself \u002F Yourself \u002F etc.\n\nWe use **by + reflexive pronoun** to mean:\n\n* alone\n* without help\n\nExamples:\n\n* “I did the homework by myself.”\n* “He lives by himself.”\n* “They finished the project by themselves.”\n\n## 6. Common Expressions\n\nSome expressions use reflexive pronouns:\n\n* “Help yourself.”\n* “Make yourself at home.”\n* “Behave yourself.”\n\n## 7. 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