Reflexive pronouns


Singular: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself
Plural: ourselves, yourselves, themselves

USE
- the verb object is the same as the subject [1]
- emphasis [2]
- alone (by + pronoun) [3]

IE
[1] I cut myself
[2] he built the house himself (with no help)
[3] I live by myself

Enjoy

USE
- enjoy needs a reflexive pronoun or another object

IE
We enjouyd ourselves
We enjoyed the film
We enjoyed

Each other

USE
- A does an action to B and B does the same action to A

IE
They phone each other
They love each other

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