Reflexive Pronouns

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

  • They are used to refer back to the subject of the sentence and stand as objects

  • They indicate that someone or something acts upon itself

  • They are formed by combining personal pronouns with "self" or "selves"

  • They are also used after nouns or pronouns to emphasize them, they are called "intensive pronouns".

Examples ;

She stretched HERSELF out in the sofa.

I wrote it to MYSELF.

The teacher HIMSELF gave me his address.