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•A pronoun is a reflexive one if the action of the

subject reflects upon the doer.

•Emphatic pronouns, on the other hand, are used

to just emphasize the action of the subject.

Example:

He cut himself. (Reflexive: here the subject and

object refer to the same person.)

He himself cut the cake. (Emphatic: here the

emphatic pronoun himself puts emphasis on the noun ‘he’.)

I spoke to the principal myself. (Emphatic)

You must blame yourself for the loss. (Reflexive)