Read the following sentences and state whether the pronouns are emphatic or reflexive.
Answers
1. Who painted this portrait? I did it myself. (myself – emphatic)
2. I myself went to the post office to post the letter. (myself – emphatic)
3. The captain himself led the attack. (himself – emphatic)
4. We did it ourselves. (ourselves – emphatic)
5. Don’t touch that wire. You will hurt yourself. (yourself – reflexive)
6. I will give myself five days to finish the job. (myself – reflexive)
7. The spy shot himself. (himself – reflexive)
8. Jane herself told me that she was quitting the dance class. (herself – emphatic)
9. Believe me. I myself heard him. (myself – emphatic)
10. What is the point in asking them? They themselves don’t know anything. (themselves – emphatic)
11. She made herself a cup of tea. (herself – emphatic)
