Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns usually refer back to the subject of the clause or sentence.

Examples :

• I hurt myself. He hurts himself.
• I admire myself. But James hates himself.

Emphatic pronouns refer the -self pronoun gives emphases to the noun phrase or pronoun in front of it.

Examples :

• The great man himself visited us. We felt very proud.
• We ourselves cooked the dinner. (it means that nobody else cooked the dinner)
• They were introduce to the princess herself.
• The garden's very untidy, but the house itself is beautiful.

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