Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns

Learning Objectives Define personal and reflexive pronouns. Identify the antecedent of a pronoun in a sentence. Differentiate between a personal pronoun used as an object and a reflexive pronoun. Apply the 'Same-Person Rule' to determine when a reflexive pronoun is needed. Choose the correct personal or reflexive pronoun to complete a sentence. Correct sentences that use reflexive pronouns incorrectly. Have you ever accidentally bumped into a mirror and said, 'Oops, I hit me!'? 🤔 That sounds a bit funny, right? Today, we'll learn the right words to use when the action in a sentence comes back to the person doing it! This lesson will teach you the difference between two important types of words: personal pronouns and reflexive pronouns. Knowing when...

TermDefinitionExample PronounA word that takes the place of a noun (a person, place, or thing).Instead of 'Maria threw the ball,' you can say 'She threw the ball.' 'She' is the pronoun. Personal PronounA pronoun that refers to a specific person or thing. They can be subjects (like I, you, he, she, it, we, they) or objects (like me, you, him, her, it, us, them).The teacher gave the book to me. ('me' is an object personal pronoun). Reflexive PronounA pronoun that ends in '-self' or '-selves' and refers back to the subject of the sentence. It shows the subject is doing an action to itself.The cat grooms itself. ('itself' refers back to 'the cat'). AntecedentThe noun that a pronoun replaces or refers to. 'Ant...

The Same-Person Rule Use a reflexive pronoun when the subject and the object of the verb are the same person or thing. If the person doing the action is also the person receiving the action, you must use a reflexive pronoun (like myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves). The Never-a-Subject Rule A reflexive pronoun can never be the subject of a sentence. You cannot start a clause or sentence with a reflexive pronoun or use it as part of a compound subject. Always use a personal pronoun (like I, he, she) for the subject.