Knowing Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns are these words:

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

Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and the object in a sentence are the same person.

For example:

I hit myself with a hammer.

John hit himself with a hammer.

These sentences are not correct:

I hit me with a hammer.

John hit him with a hammer. (If John hit John.)

But remember, when the subject and object are different people, use the regular object pronouns (me, you, he, she, it, us, and them**.)

I hit her (Susan) with a hammer.

John hit him (Jack) with a hammer.