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Emphatic & Non-Emphatic Pronouns

Emphatic Pronouns

These are like reflexive pronouns but they are used to emphasize the importance of a noun or pronoun. They follow after nouns or pronouns, or take the final position in sentences. They can be left out without breaking up the sentence.

Examples
1. He himself told us the news.
2. We did the cleaning up ourselves.


Non-Emphatic Pronouns
These are like reflexive pronouns and they refer back to the doer of the action

Examples
1. The children behaved themselves well in front of the guests.
2. She chided herself for her tactlessness





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