This document discusses reflexive pronouns and when they are used. Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object of a sentence are the same. Examples given include "He looks at himself" and "She cut herself." Reflexive pronouns are also used to stress that something is done independently or without help, as in "I spoke to Jack himself" or "I myself spoke to Jack." The document provides examples of rewriting a sentence using reflexive pronouns and lists some verbs that do not take reflexive pronouns, such as "wash", "dress", "shave", and "brush."

1. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

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When do we use reflexive pronouns?
• He looks at himself in
every shop window.
• She cut herself while
cooking.
When the SUBJECT and the OBJECT of
the sentence are the SAME!!
• Did you do your
homework yourself?
• My mother is 75 years
old but she drives
everywhere herself.
To stress that something is done
WITHOUT HELP/INDEPENDENTLY
• I spoke to Jack
himself.
• I myself spoke to
Jack.
To stress the OBJECT or the SUBJECT

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I built this wardrobe that I bought
from IKEA by myself.
I built this wardrobe that I bought
from IKEA on my own.
How can we REWRITE this sentence?
I built this wardrobe that I bought from IKEA myself.
by myself / by yourself / by himself / by herself / by itself
by ourselves / by yourselves / by themselves
on my own/ on his ow n/ on her own / on its own
on our own / on your own / on their own.

4. FEEL RELAX
WASH DRESS SHAVE BRUSH
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FEEL: I felt better after I took some
medicine.
RELAX: You should know how to relax.
WASH, DRESS, SHAVE, BRUSH.
I washed and dressed quickly.
We DONT use REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS with these VERBS

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What are they doing?
They are looking at EACH OTHER before their wedding ceremony.
(The man is looking at the woman. The woman is looking at the man.)

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TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF.
WE ENJOYED OURSELVES AT THE PARTY.
I BLAMED MYSELF FOR THE ACCIDENT.
VERB PHRASES