Hello experts. I didn't understand emphatic pronouns given in the study material. Please make me understand what are emphatic pronouns with a simple method. Please fast.
Dear Student,
Emphatic pronouns are used to just emphasise the action of the subject. For instance,
1. He himself ordered the birthday cake;
2. I consulted the property dealer myself, etc.
Kindly note that an emphatic pronoun can be removed from the sentence and the core meaning would not be affected. A reflexive pronoun, on the other hand, is vital. The sentence wouldn’t make complete sense or wouldn’t seem logical if you remove the reflexive pronoun.
For example
- He himself cut the cake. --> He cut the cake. Here, when himself is removed the core meaning is not affected. Himself here is empathic pronoun.
- He cut himself. --> He cut. Here, when himself is removed the core meaning is affected. Himself in this sentence is a reflexive pronoun.
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