Use suitable reflexive/emphatic pronounce to complete the sentences given below. Then write the names of the pronoun used.
1. Have you looked at _______ in the mirror? You look so pale!
2. She does all her household chores ______.
3. They can pick up the parcel ______ from the post office.
4. You can only blame _______ for the delay in submitting the work.
5. We have given ______ a year to see if the business can succeed.
6. She _______ keeps a tab on all the mail that goes out of her office.
7. This incident ______ shows how lax their security is.
8. She kept up her morale by telling _______ that she only had a few more meters to climb.
9. She accidentally cut _______ with the knife while chopping the vegetables.
10. If you promise _______ that you will always do your best at everything , you will ultimately do so.
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Answer:
1. Have you looked at yourself in the mirror? You look so pale!
2. She does all her household chores herself.
3. They can pick up the parcel themselves from the post office.
4. You can only blame yourself for the delay in submitting the work.
5. We have given ourselves a year to see if the business can succeed.
6. She herself keeps a tab on all the mail that goes out of her office.
7. This incident itself shows how lax their security is.
8. She kept up her morale by telling herself that she only had a few more meters to climb.
9. She accidentally cut herself with the knife while chopping the vegetables.
10. If you promise yourself that you will always do your best at everything , you will ultimately do so.
Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns
☞REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS -
Pronouns are called reflexive pronouns when the action of the verb turns back on the subject.
Reflexive pronouns are usually objects of the verb.
Eg: I fed myself the grapes.
You accidentally cut yourself last Thursday.
We blame ourselves for the accident.
☞EMPHATIC PRONOUN -
When reflexive pronouns are used to emphasize the noun, they are called emphatic pronouns.
For example:
She herself informed me.
They themselves saw it.
RELATION BETWEEN REFLEXIVE AND EMPHATIC PRONOUNS -
Reflexive pronouns show that the action of the subject reflects upon the doer. However, an emphatic pronoun simply emphasizes the action of the subject.
Example:
- She cut herself. - herself is a reflexive pronoun since the subject's (the girl's) action (cutting) refers back to the doer (the girl).
- She herself cut the cake. - herself is an emphatic pronoun because it is emphasizing the subject (the girl).
Answer:
1. Have you looked at yourself in the mirror? You look so pale!
2. She does all her household chores herself.
3. They can pick up the parcel themselves from the post office.
4. You can only blame yourself for the delay in submitting the work.
5. We have given ourselves a year to see if the business can succeed.
6. She herself keeps a tab on all the mail that goes out of her office.
7. This incident itself shows how lax their security is.
8. She kept up her morale by telling herself that she only had a few more meters to climb.
9. She accidentally cut herself with the knife while chopping the vegetables.
10. If you promise yourself that you will always do your best at everything , you will ultimately do so.
Explanation:
Both the 'emphatic' and 'reflexive' pronouns are same.
For masculine forms we use 'himself', feminine forms we use 'herself', common nouns are used by 'itself', plurals are used by 'ourselves'.
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⟡ What is a reflexive pronoun?
=> Reflexive pronouns are the words which refer back to a person or thing.
For eg. myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves, etc.
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