Say whether the pronouns used in the following sentences are emphatic or reflexive.

When the subject and object refer to the same person or thing we use a reflexive pronoun for the object.

1. I did it myself.

2. She hurt herself.

3. You yourself can check this.

4. She herself cooked the food.

5. I myself talked to him.

6. The Prime Minister himself said so.

7. We ourselves completed the job.

8. They congratulated themselves.

9. She blamed herself for the accident.

10. They themselves took the child to the doctor.

11. I cut myself while shaving.

12. She taught herself.

Answers

1. I did it myself. (Emphatic pronoun)

2. She hurt herself. (Reflexive pronoun)

3. You yourself can check this. (Emphatic pronoun)

4. She herself cooked the food. (Emphatic pronoun)

5. I myself talked to him. (Emphatic pronoun)

6. The Prime Minister himself said so. (Emphatic pronoun)

7. We ourselves completed the job. (Emphatic pronoun)

8. They congratulated themselves. (Reflexive pronoun)

9. She blamed herself for the accident. (Reflexive pronoun)

10. They themselves took the child to the doctor. (Emphatic pronoun)

11. I cut myself while shaving. (Reflexive pronoun)

12. She taught herself. (Reflexive pronoun)