Rachel had spent the night at Lisa's house. Rachel woke up very thirsty. Lisa and her parents were still asleep. So Rachel helped herself to a glass of water.

Question

Which type of pronoun is the word “herself” as it is used in this passage?

intensive
possessive
reflexive
subjective

Answer 1

In the passage, the word “herself” is used as a reflexive pronoun. Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence and are used when the subject and the object are the same person (in this case, Rachel is both the subject and the one performing the action).