WREN & MARTIN-english grammar-pronouns

 

11. I myself heard the remark.

• Pronoun: myself

• Type: Emphatic

• Reason: It emphasizes that I (personally) heard it. You can remove it ("I heard the remark") and the sentence remains complete.

12. He himself said so.

• Pronoun: himself

• Type: Emphatic

• Reason: It emphasizes that he was the one who said it.

13. You yourself can best explain.

• Pronoun: yourself

• Type: Emphatic

• Reason: It adds emphasis to the subject "You."

14. I will leave you to yourself.

• Pronoun: yourself

• Type: Reflexive

• Reason: It follows the preposition "to" and refers back to the object "you."

15. He hanged himself.

• Pronoun: himself

• Type: Reflexive

• Reason: The action of the verb "hanged" passes back to the subject "He."

16. I was sitting by myself.

• Pronoun: myself

• Type: Reflexive

• Reason: Used with the preposition "by" to indicate being alone; it refers back to "I."

17. They themselves admitted their guilt.

• Pronoun: themselves

• Type: Emphatic

• Reason: It emphasizes that "they" (the guilty parties) were the ones who admitted it.

18. We exerted ourselves.

• Pronoun: ourselves

• Type: Reflexive

• Reason: It is the direct object of the verb "exerted."

19. The boy hid himself.

• Pronoun: himself

• Type: Reflexive

• Reason: The boy performed the action of "hiding" upon himself.

20. The poor widow poisoned herself.

• Pronoun: herself

• Type: Reflexive

• Reason: The subject and the object of the "poisoning" are the same person.