Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns
Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns are easy to spot. They always end in –self or –selves:
| Singular | Plural |
| myself | ourselves |
| yourself | yourselves |
| himself | themselves |
| herself | |
| itself | |
| oneself |
These pronouns are often used as a direct object:
Sarah saw herself in the mirror.
At other times, they add emphasis to a subject or object. In this role they are sometimes called intensive or emphatic pronouns:
The professor himself committed a solecism.
Reciprocal Pronouns
Reciprocal pronouns are two pronouns that work together and form a pair. There are just two pairs to learn:
| Reciprocal Pronouns | |
| each other | one another |
They often help when the subject of a sentence is in the plural:
Good friends take care of each other.
In this example, the action is reciprocated, or returned in kind.