REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS EXERCISE (ESL) 1

Grammar review Reflexive vs. emphatic pronouns

Reflexive Pronouns = "do something to yourself"
Use them when the same person does the action and receives it.
Form: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
Examples:
I taught myself Spanish. (I → myself)
He hurt himself.
They prepared themselves for the exam.

TIP: If you remove the pronoun, the sentence becomes incomplete or changes meaning.
I taught ___ Spanish → wrong
So "myself" is necessary → reflexive.

Emphatic (Intensive) Pronouns = "for emphasis only"
Same words as reflexives, but used only to add emphasis.
Examples:
I did it myself!
The teacher herself explained it.
The CEO himself approved the plan.

TIP: If you remove the pronoun, the sentence STILL makes sense.
I did it! → still correct
So "myself" is just emphasis → emphatic.