You may not have heard the term "reflexive pronoun" but you're probably already using it. Find out more about reflexive pronouns in this lesson. Reflexive pronouns end in -self or -selves. Reflexive ...

Most of us use pronouns frequently in speaking and writing. We are familiar with most types and therefore use them almost without thinking, (e.g., “I,” ”we,” and “they.“) What may surprise you, ...

In all your years of hanging around with English speakers, you probably never heard someone say, “Come by the office and talk to myself” or “Would someone please tell myself what’s going on?” But ...

The infinitive of reflexive verbs ends in se. Reflexive verbs are particularly useful when talking about daily routine. For example: acostarse close Sorry, something ...

Dave in Elkland, Pa., wrote to me recently about pronouns ending in “self” — myself, yourself, and so on — and how annoying they can be at times. “‘Myself,’ in particular, drives me near distraction,” ...

IT'S very well-established in English grammar that (1) the verb must always agree with the number — singular or plural — of the noun or pronoun that does or states the action, and that (2) the pronoun ...

When a sentence uses a transitive verb to describe an action, it’s necessary for the subject to take a direct object and to act on it: “The woman spurned her suitor last week.” “Her suitor found a ...

We can use reflexive pronouns to highlight or emphasise the subject or object. It makes it clear that we are talking about this person or thing and nobody or nothing else. She's only two but she loves ...