G.D. GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL, SRINAGAR

Subject: English

Aspect: Home Assignment

Topic: Grammar: Pronouns

Date: 02-05-2020

Name: ______Grade/Sec.: VII______

In this module we shall take up the following types of pronouns:

• Reflexive Pronouns • Emphatic Pronouns

1. Reflexive Pronouns: What Is a Reflexive Pronoun?

Reflexive pronouns are words ending in -self or -selves that are used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same (e.g., I believe in myself)

The nine English reflexive pronouns are: singular: myself yourself himself herself itself

plural: ourselves yourselves themselves

In English grammar, a reflexive pronoun indicates that the person who is the doer of the action is also the recipient of the action. We use a reflexive pronoun as a direct object when the object is the same as the subject of the verb. Example,

• I am teaching myself to play the piano. • Be careful with that knife. You might cut yourself. • You are too young to go out by yourselves.

2. Emphatic Pronouns: Emphatic pronouns are compound personal pronouns such as 'himself', 'myself' and 'yourself' used for emphasis. An emphasising pronoun is an emphatic pronoun which is used to emphasis who does the action in a particular sentence. Example:

I will build the house myself.

We will watch the show ourselves.

You yourself can tell us about the situation.

Difference between emphatic and reflexive pronouns:

The reflexive pronouns are myself, yourself, himself, herself, oneself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

The emphatic pronouns are the same collection of words.

The difference is in what they are used for. You use reflexive pronouns in sentences where the subject and object of the verb are the same thing. While you use emphatic pronouns to emphasize on the doer of the action.

When a compound personal pronoun (Examples are: myself, yourself, himself etc.) is used as the object of a verb and refers to the same person or thing as that is denoted by the subject, it is called a reflexive pronoun. For example, in the sentence ‘Susie hurt herself’, the subject (Susie) and the object (herself) refer to the same person Susie. Herself is, therefore, used as a reflexive pronoun. When a compound personal pronoun is used for the sake of emphasis it is called an emphatic pronoun. Examples are given below: I will do it myself. You yourself need to give an explanation.