Is it necessary reflexive pronoun (or indirect object pronoun) to show possession of bodypart or clothing when subject or subject pronoun is mentioned in sentence? For example which below sentences is correct? 1- Ella rompió los anteojos. Or 2- Ella se rompió los anteojos. 3- Ella juntó las manos para orar. Or 4-Ella se juntó las manos para orar. 5-Ella cortó el dedo. Or 6-Ella se cortó el dedo. 7-Sam arregla el pelo. Or 8-Sam se arregla el pelo. 9-Lolita lava las manos antes de comer. Or 10-Lolita se lava las manos antes de comer. According to below refrences 1,3,6,7 and 10 is correct. Now i am confused whether reflexive pronoun is arbitrary or not? sentences references: http://www.spanish411.net/Spanish-Possessive-Adjectives-Pronouns.asp http://spanish.about.com/od/adjectives/a/possessive_adjectives.htm http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/courses/pronoun1.htm http://www.cliffsnotes.com/foreign-languages/spanish/spanish-ii/pronouns/reflexive-pronouns