Monday, December 10, 2012

Reflexive verbs (verbs that reflect back on the subject)

Reflexive verbs are very common and important. Bottom line, when the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb, then it is reflexive. For an example, "I bathe myself" in this case, I am doing the bathing and I am also the one receiving the bath. This example is reflexive. If I were to say "I bathe my baby", then I am doing the bathing and the baby is receiving the bath, not reflexive. "I look at myself in the mirror" is reflexive and "I look at you in the mirror" is not only uber creepy, but also not reflexive.

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