Question

Identify the bracket pronoun as Reflexive or Emphasising.

a) she talks to ( herself) when she is upset.

b) I saw ( myself) in the mirror.

c) Alan send the emai ( himself).​

Answer 1

Answer:

Identify the bracket pronoun as Reflexive or Emphatic Pronoun.

• a) she talks to ( herself) when she is upset.
• b) I saw ( myself) in the mirror.
• c) Alan send the emai ( himself).

• Above bracket pronouns are Reflexive Pronoun.

• Here herself, myself and himself are reflexive pronouns of personal pronouns: she = her ( possessive form of she ) + self, I = my (possessive form of 'I' ) + self and he = him ( possessive form of he ) + self .

• These pronouns are applicable for singular number and for plural numbers 'selves' is added after possessive form of personal pronouns, for example : we = our + selves, you = your + selves and they = them + selves.

Answer 2

Answer:

a) she talks to ( herself) when she is upset. (Reflexive Pronoun)

b) I saw ( myself) in the mirror. (Reflexive Pronoun)

c) Alan sent the email ( himself).​ (Emphatic Pronoun)

Explanation:

Reflexive pronouns are words such as myself, ourselves, himself, herself, themselves, yourself, yourselves, itself, etc. that are used to describe the action of the subject on itself as shown in the examples below:

While playing, I hurt myself.

Great personalities train themselves to achieve higher goals of life.

He washed himself after he fell in the muddy water.  

On the other hand same pronouns used for emphasis are called emphatic pronouns.