A-/ George cut himself when he was shaving this morning
We use myself/ yourself/ himself etc. (reflexive pronouns) when the subject and are the same
Subject —> | George | cut |himself|. <—
We use myself/ yourself/ himself etc. (reflexive pronouns) when the subject and are the same
Subject —> | George | cut |himself|. <—
The reflexive pronouns are
himself/ herself/ itself
>>>>> yourself (one person>>>>
myself >>>>
Singular
themselves
>>>>> yourselves (more than one person) >>>>
ourselves >>>>
Plural
>>>>> yourself (one person>>>>
myself >>>>
Singular
themselves
>>>>> yourselves (more than one person) >>>>
ourselves >>>>
Plural
I don’t want you to pay for me. I’ll pay for myself, (not I‘ll pay for
• Julia had a great holiday. She enjoyed herself very much
• Do you sometimes talk to yourself? (said to one person
• If you want more to eat, help yourselves, (said to more than one person
• Julia had a great holiday. She enjoyed herself very much
• Do you sometimes talk to yourself? (said to one person
• If you want more to eat, help yourselves, (said to more than one person
Compare
• It’s not our fault. You can’t blame us
• It’s our own fault. We blame ourselves
Note that we do not use myself/ yourself etc. after ‘bring/ take something with
• It might rain. I’ll take an umbrella with me. (not ‘with myself)
B-/ We do not use myself etc. after concentrate/ feel/ relax/ meet
• You must try and concentrate, (not ‘concentrate yourself
• ‘Do you feel nervous?’ ‘Yes, I can’t relax.
• What time shall we meet? (not ‘meet ourselves’, not ‘meet us
We normally use wash/shave/dress without myself etc
• He got up, washed, shaved and dressed, (not ‘washed himself etc
But we say ‘I dried myself.
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