一、反身代詞的形式
表示“我自己”、“你自己”、“他自己”和“你們自己”等的代詞,叫做自身代詞,又稱為“反身代詞”。其形式為:

巧記憶:單數后面加-self, 復數后面加-selves; 一、二人稱前半用形代,第三人稱前半用賓格。
二、反身代詞的用法
1.作同位語用以加強語氣,放在所同位的詞后面或放在句末。例如:
I cooked it myself.=I myself cooked it. 我自己做的飯。
I spoke to the chairman himself. 我對主席本人講。
2.作賓語(表示動作返回到動作執行者本身,即主語和賓語是指同一個或同一些人或物。)
Mary saw herself in the mirror. 瑪麗在鏡子中看見了她自己。
請比較:
Mary saw her in the mirror. 瑪麗在鏡子中看見了她。(另外一個人)
We teach ourselves English. 我們自學英語。(自己教自己)
3.作表語
He isn’t quite himself today. 他今天情緒有點反常。
4.介詞+反身代詞
Tom said to himself, “Where am I?”湯姆自言自語:“我在哪兒呢?”
I went to the post office by myself. 我一個人去郵局。(單獨地,一個人的,相當于alone或without help)
請比較:
I went to the post office myself. 我親自去的郵局。(強調不需要別人去,是我自己去的。)
請記住下列短語:say to oneself 自言自語 for oneself為自己 by oneself 獨自地
注意:1. 反身代詞不可作主語。例如:他自己開的門。
錯:Himself opened the door.
正:He himself opened the door.
2.反身代詞不可有所有格。例如:這是我自己的房間。
錯:This is myself’s room.
正:This is my own room.
請同學們做下列鞏固練習:
用適當的反身代詞填空:
1.She did the washing_________.
2.Be careful or you may fall and you hurt_________.
3.The watch is mine. I bought it_________.
4.You are old enough to look after_________.
5.They have to do the work all by_________.
6.We_________want to go to Australia.
7.Jane and Helen enjoyed_________at the party.
8.The story_________is very interesting.
9.Help_________to the bananas, please.
10.He teaches_________Japanese.
Keys:
1.herself
2.yourself/yourselves
3.myself
4.youself/yourselves
5.themselves
6. ourselves
7.themselves
8.itself
9.yourself/ yourselves
10. himself