Reflexive pronouns, like “myself” or “herself,” show when the object of a sentence is also the subject of a sentence. Examples include “I saw myself in the mirror” or “We bought ourselves a snack at the farmer’s market.” .

The nine English reflexive pronouns are myself, yourself, himself, herself, oneself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

The reflexive pronouns are: me, te, se, nos, os, se.

There are two places where reflexive pronouns can be placed.

• Before a conjugated verb.
• Attached to the end of the verb, ONLY IF the verb is not conjugated, such as infinitives or gerunds or if the verb is an affirmative informal command.

If the subject in a sentence performs an action on itself, then the verb is considered to be reflexive, and the pronoun used to receive the action is reflexive. The singular reflexive pronouns are: me (myself), te (yourself), and se (yourself (formal), himself, herself).

We often put the reflexive pronoun at the end of the clause when we are using it intensively for emphasis: I baked the bread myself. She mended the car herself.

Reflexive pronouns are used to specify that the subject is doing something by or to itself. Instead of acting upon another object, the subject is acting upon itself, either literally or figuratively. This is especially helpful when using the third-person plural.

The best way to teach reflexive pronouns is to introduce them in the context of sentences. Explain that they are used when the subject and verb of an object are the same person or thing. Then, allow for some time for students to practice using reflexive pronouns in speaking and writing.

Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object are the same. Intensive pronouns are used to emphasize the subject, meaning that person or thing and nobody/nothing else. Did someone paint your house?” “No, I painted it myself.” He was planning to ask his assistant to go, but in the end he went himself.

In general linguistics, an intensive pronoun (or self-intensifier) is a form that adds emphasis to a statement; for example, “I did it myself.” While English intensive pronouns (e.g., myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves) use the same form as reflexive pronouns, an intensive pronoun is …

There are eight reflexive and intensive pronouns.

• myself.
• yourself, yourselves.
• himself.
• herself.
• itself.
• ourselves.
• themselves.

Intensive Pronouns

• myself.
• yourself.
• herself.
• himself.
• itself.
• ourselves.
• yourselves.
• themselves.

Reflexive

1 : uttered with or marked by emphasis an emphatic refusal. 2 : tending to express oneself in forceful speech or to take decisive action.

An emphatic response or statement is one made in a forceful way, because the speaker feels very strongly about what they are saying. I answered both questions with an emphatic ‘Yes’.