Question

throwback thursday
reflexive pronouns
reflexive pronouns end in the word --self and refer back
to the subject. without a reflexive pronoun, the
sentence will not make sense. circle the reflexive
pronouns in each sentence.

1. damon blames himself for eating all of the

candy.

1. a spider can find dinner for itself.
2. i found myself still wanting to eat dessert

after six slices of pizza.

Explanation:

Reflexive pronouns end with -self and refer back to the subject. In each sentence, we check for words ending with -self that relate to the subject.

• In "Damon blames himself for eating all of the candy", "himself" refers back to Damon.
• In "A spider can find dinner for itself", "itself" refers back to the spider.
• In "I found myself still wanting to eat dessert after six slices of pizza", "myself" refers back to "I".

Answer:

1. Circle himself
2. Circle itself
3. Circle myself