1. The object of a verb:
* Example: I hurt myself while playing basketball. (The subject "I" performed the action of hurting, and "myself" is the object of the verb "hurt".)
2. The object of a preposition:
* Example: He bought a new phone for himself. (The subject "He" is the one who bought the phone, and "himself" is the object of the preposition "for".)
3. For emphasis:
* Example: I baked the cake myself. (This emphasizes that "I" personally did the baking, rather than someone else.)
Important points:
* "Myself" is not used to replace "I" or "me" as a subject. It's always a reflexive pronoun.
* You can use "myself" to refer to the subject even when there are multiple subjects in the sentence, as long as it clearly refers back to the specific subject performing the action.
* Be careful not to use "myself" when you should use "me" or "I". For example, "The teacher gave the book to me," not "The teacher gave the book to myself."
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