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Pronoun: A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

GRAMMAR POINTPRONOUNS

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Reflexive Pronoun: It indicates that the person who realizes the action of the verb is the same person who receives the action. (Le pronom dit réflexif correspond en français à : moi-même, toi-même, etc..)

Subject Reflexive

Singular

IYouHeShe

It

myselfyourselfhimselfherselfitself

Plural

WeYouThey

ourselvesyourselvesthemselves

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EXAMPLES I cook food myself.

You do your homework yourself without any help.

She looked at herself in the mirror.

He washed himself.

They themselves left the place.

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Reflexive Pronouns

the underlined words are NOT the same person/thing

the underlined words are the SAME person/thing

John saw me. I saw myself in the mirror.

Why does he blame you? Why do you blame yourself?

David sent him a copy. John sent himself a copy.

David sent her a copy. Mary sent herself a copy.

We blame you. We blame ourselves.

They cannot look after the babies. They cannot look after themselves.

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PRACTICE (FILL IN THE BLANKS) 1. I'll have to help Bob fill in her form, but Jane can do it ________, because

her

English is excellent.

2. Their new business can’t possibly pay for __________.

3. One must have faith in __________.

4. He is not _________ today.

5. I made coffee for Helen and ___________ after dinner.

6. I'm going to treat ________ to a mud bath.

Key: itself, himself, myself, oneself, myself, herself