Myself/yourself/themselves.

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Myself/yourself/themselves.
Myself/yourself/themselves etc

A-/ George cut himself when he was shaving this morning.

We use myself/ yourself/ himself etc. (reflexive pronouns) when the subject and object are the same:

Subject —> | George | cut | himself |. <— object

The reflexive pronouns are:

Singular: myself yourself (one person) himself/ herself/ itself

Plural: ourselves yourselves (more than one person) themselves

• I don't want you to pay for me. I'll pay for myself, (not I‘ll pay for me')

• 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.

Put in myself/ yourself/ ourselves etc.. or me/ you/ us

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1. Julia had a great holiday. She enjoyed .
2. It's not my fault. You can't blame .
3. What I did was very wrong. I'm ashamed of .
4. We've got a problem. I hope you can help .
5. Can I take another biscuit? ' Of course. Help !
6. Take some money with in case you need it.
7. Don't worry about Tom and me. We can look after .
8. I gave them a key to our house so that they could let in.
9. When they come to visit us, they always bring their dog with .

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