Here's the breakdown:
* Subject: The person or thing performing the action.
* Object: The person or thing receiving the action.
* Reflexive Pronoun: A pronoun that refers back to the subject (e.g., myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves).
Examples:
* "I hurt myself."
* Subject: I
* Object: myself (referring back to "I")
* "She dressed herself in a beautiful gown."
* Subject: She
* Object: herself (referring back to "She")
* "The cat washed itself."
* Subject: The cat
* Object: itself (referring back to "The cat")
Key Points:
* Reflexive pronouns are essential for making a sentence reflexive.
* The object of a reflexive sentence is always the same as the subject.
* Not all sentences with reflexive pronouns are reflexive. For example, "He gave himself a gift" is not reflexive because the object ("himself") is not the same as the subject ("he").
Uses of Reflexive Sentences:
* To emphasize the subject performing the action.
* To indicate that the action is directed towards the subject.
* To make a sentence more specific.
Let me know if you have any more questions about reflexive sentences!