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REFLEXIVE AND EMPHATIC PRONOUNS |
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Reflexive pronouns are used to point back to the person who did the action. |
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Example: He hurt himself while fixing the pipes. |
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Emphatic pronouns are used to emphasize a noun or pronoun. |
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Example: We cooked the food ourselves. |
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She herself broke the vase. |
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Reflexive and emphatic pronouns can be used to show the following: |
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gender |
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masculine - himself |
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feminine - herself |
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neuter - itself |
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(b) |
person |
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First - myself |
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Second - yourselves, yourself |
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Third - himself, herself, itself, themselves |
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Example: The students enjoyed themselves at the party. (Reflexive) |
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The students themselves decorated the class. (Emphatic) |
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number |
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Singular - myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself |
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Plural - ourselves, yourselves, themselves |
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Example: They taught themselves Cantonese. (Reflexive) |
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You yourself were so careless in the examination. (Emphatic) |
Kesalahan BAHASA
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All the students went to the stadium by ourselves. (Wrong) |
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All the students went to the stadium by themselves. (Correct) |
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She paid for the drink himself. (Wrong ) |
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She paid for the drink herself. (Correct) |
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