please tell me the difference between reflexive and emphasising pronoun
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Reflexive pronoun - The subject and the object are the same.
Eg: I hurt myself while playing.
In this example, 'I' is the subject and 'myself' is the reflexive object form of 'I'. That is, the subject 'I' does the action to 'himself/herself' (object).
Emphatic pronoun - It is used to emphasise the subject.
Eg: They asked the question themselves.
In this example, the emphatic pronoun 'themselves' is used to emphasise the subject 'they'.
If we remove the emphatic pronoun, the sentence will still be complete - They asked the question.
Whereas, if we remove the reflexive pronoun, the sentence will not be meaningful - I hurt while playing.
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Reflexive pronoun - The subject and the object are the same.
Eg: I hurt myself while playing.
In this example, 'I' is the subject and 'myself' is the reflexive object form of 'I'. That is, the subject 'I' does the action to 'himself/herself' (object).
Emphatic pronoun - It is used to emphasise the subject.
Eg: They asked the question themselves.
In this example, the emphatic pronoun 'themselves' is used to emphasise the subject 'they'.
If we remove the emphatic pronoun, the sentence will still be complete - They asked the question.
Whereas, if we remove the reflexive pronoun, the sentence will not be meaningful - I hurt while playing.
Hope this information will clear your doubts about the topic.
If you have any more doubts just ask here on the forum and we will try to help you out as soon as possible.
Regards