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64 Own

Û

also

192 Of + possessive pronoun after the head noun

Û

also

190c Possessive determiners and pronouns for possessive determiners

postmodified by own used pronominally

Û

539 Glossary for any unfamiliar terms

Pronouns | 383

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

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Reflexive pronouns typically refer back to subject forms of personal pronouns.

They always end in -self or -selves.

Reflexive pronouns

myself

yourself

himself, herself, itself

oneself

ourselves

yourselves

themselves

Reflexive pronouns for same subject and object

Reflexive pronouns are commonly used to refer to actions where the subject and

object are the same person:

He hurt himself quite badly in the fall.

(‘He hurt him quite badly’ would mean subject he and object him were two

different people)

I’m going to get myself a drink? Anyone else want one?

When are you going to stop pushing yourself so hard?

A reflexive pronoun is used to differentiate reference to a subject from reference to

somebody else:

She looks very pleased with herself.

(reference to being pleased ‘with her’ would indicate reference to somebody else)