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 Lesson No.21 Reflexive Pronouns, Formation and usage in English language Reflexive pronouns are words that reflect back to the subject of the sentence and indicate that the subject is performing the action on itself. They are formed by adding "-self" to certain personal pronouns (e.g., myself, yourself) or "-selves" to others (e.g., ourselves, yourselves). In English, the reflexive pronouns are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves. How Reflexive Pronouns are formed in English Reflexive Pronouns in English language, are formed by adding "-self" to singular personal pronouns (e.g., myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself) and "-selves" to plural personal pronouns (e.g., ourselves, yourselves, themselves). This formation reflects the idea that the subject of the sentence is performing the action on itself. For example, "I hurt myself" (singular), "We taught ourselves" (plural). Th...