# Reflexive Pronoun A reflexive pronoun is often used when a subject does and receives an action. It is often translated as myself, yourself, ourselves, yourselves, hisself, herself, or themselves. ## What information is included in the form of a reflexive pronoun? * **Case**- Case is the form of a word that helps someone to know the function of the word in a sentence. Case helps the reader to know what the word is doing in a sentence. * **Number**- Number is the form of a word that helps someone to know whether there is one or more than one person or thing. * **Gender**- The gender of a word helps the reader to know how that word is connected to each person or thing referred to in the sentence. ### How else can a reflexive pronoun be used? * A reflexive pronoun can be used when someone is the subject of a sentence, but they also do something else in the sentence. * A reflexive pronoun can be used when an action affects a person who is also the subject of a sentence. * A reflexive pronoun can be used to intensify an action in some way.