Question

emphasizing and
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the prize. 3.
Exercise 3
Underline the pronouns in the following sentences, and say which are
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which reflexive. Write E for emphasizing and R for reflexive pronoun.
1. I will do it myself.
2. He hurt himself.
3. I posted the letter myself.
4. The Governor himself gave the
5. I blame myself for it.
6. I shut the gate myself.
5.
7. The boys hid themselves.
8. Pray do not inconvenience yourself 7.
9. You may hurt yourself.
10. She poisoned herself.
9.
11. He set himself a hard task.
12. We seldom see ourselves as others see​

Answer 1

Answer:

Write E for emphasizing and R for reflexive pronoun.

1. I will do it myself. E

2. He hurt himself. R

3. I posted the letter myself. E

4. The Governor himself gave the award/news. E

5. I blame myself for it. R

6. I shut the gate myself. E

7. The boys hid themselves. R

8. Pray, do not cause inconvenience yourself. E

9. You may hurt yourself. R

10. She poisoned herself. R

11. He set himself a hard task. R

12. We seldom see ourselves as others see​. R

Explanation:

In case of reflexive pronouns, the action of the subject is reflected back to the doer, i.e. the subject and the object of the sentence is the same person.

The governor himself gave the ______, here the pronoun himsself is used for emphasis.

Please check the eighth sentence, inconvenience is a noun and it can't be used as a verb.