人称代词分为主格、宾格、形容词物主代词、名词性物主代词以及反身代词.反身代词也叫自身代词.要想掌握反身代词其实并不难.下面将反身代词的构成和用法介绍给大家.
一、 反身动代词的构成：
第一、 第二人称的反身代词由形容词的物主代词加上self,selves构成.如：myself我自己 ,ourselves我们自己 ,yourself你自己,yourselves你们自己.第三人称的反身代词是由宾格加上self,selves构成.如：himself他自己,herself她自己,itself它自己 ,以及themselves他们/她们/它们自己.值得注意的是,凡是单数人称代词的反身代词在后加self,而复数人称的反身代词在后加selves.
二、 反身代词的用法：
1、 反身代词不能作主语,但是它可以作主语同位语,放在主语后或句末.:如：我亲自去了电影院.误：Myself went to the cinema.正：I went to the cinema myself.
2、 反身代词可以作宾语的同位语.如：I wish I could hear Beethoven himself play this music.我希望我能听贝多芬他亲自弹这首曲子.You can go and ask him himself.你可以去问他本人.
3、 反身代词可以作介词的宾语.如：Nobody,she learnt it all by herself.没人,她自学的.I mended the bike by myself.我独自修的自行车.She said to herself:”what’s wrong with my eyes?”她自言自语地说,“我的眼睛怎么啦?”Don’t always think of yourself.别总是想着你自己.
4、 反身代词作动词的宾语.一般放在像这样的动词的后面：enjoy,help,hurt,teach,wash,look after,get dressed,buy等.如：Did you enjoy yourselves at the weekend?你们周末玩得开心吗?He teaches himself English at home.他在家自学英语.“Help yourselves to some fish .children.”“ 孩子们,随便吃一些鱼 .” He can buy himself a lot of nice things.他可以给自己买好多好东西.
5、反身代词可以作表语.如：I’m not quite myself today.我今天情绪不好.He doesn’t seem himself this morning.今天上午他似乎不舒服.