Myself - Yourself - Himself - Herself - Themselves - Ourselves

 

Use: to express doing something a a single entity or group

 

Most often used with "by"

         

 

Examples:

 

I went to Tahiti by myself.

She cooked dinner by herself.

He doesn't like to eat by himself.

You shouldn't go by yourself.

They were able to fix the problem by themselves.

We had to find the place by ourselves.

 

 

Consider this chart:

I          my       mine          me          myself

He        his       his             him         himself

She      her       hers          her          herself

It         its         its             it             itself

You      your      yours        you          yourself

We       our        ours         us            ourselves

They     their      theirs       them        themselves

 

 

 

Fill in the blank:

1. Did you go by ______________?

2. He said he could do it _____________.

3. She doesn't want to go ____________.

4. Her dog can eat by _________.

5. We will just have to finish it by _________.

6. They couldn't complete it by ____________.

7. Would you like to try it ______________?

8. I can't do it _______________.

9. John built the entire house ________________.

10. Can she do the project by ___________?