In most sentences, somebody does something to someone else. For example: However, sometimes people (or things) do things to themselves, and this is when you can use myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves as reflexive pronouns. For example: Here are some real examples of reflexive pronouns: Note: Sometimes, the subject can be implied.
Former VP Al Gore copes with polluted image as divorce and alleged scandal makes headlines. Al Gore (3rd from r.) and his wife, Tipper (2nd from r.), in 2000 family photo, far removed from the current scandal allegations screaming across covers of tabloids (b.). To many, including one licensed massage therapist in Oregon, Nobel Prize winner Al Gore was Mr. Smiley Global Warming Concern - a pure-of-heart environmental hero.
Al Gore and information technology. Al Gore is a former US Senator who served as the Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001, and is co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. In the 1980s and 1990s, he promoted legislation that funded an expansion of the ARPANET, allowing greater public access, and helping to develop the Internet.