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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.