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USING REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS FOR EMPHASIS REFLEXIVE COLLOCATIONS
Sometimes reflexive pronouns Many collocations contain
are not essential to the grammar reflexive pronouns. They
of the sentence, but can be used often follow the pattern
to add emphasis in different ways. verb plus reflexive pronoun
plus preposition.
This sentence makes sense
without a reflexive pronoun. Adding the reflexive pronoun at the FURTHER EXAMPLES Reflexive pronouns are often used
end of the clause emphasizes that the in the imperative. Here, “yourself” TIP
action was not done by someone else. implies that “you” is the subject.
Sometimes the subject
is not included, but
is implied by the
reflexive pronoun.
Adding the reflexive pronoun directly after
the subject emphasizes its importance.
“By” is used with a reflexive pronoun to mean “alone.”
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“EACH OTHER”
When two or more people or
things perform the same action
to the other, “each other” is used
instead of a reflexive pronoun.
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“One another” means the same as “each other.”
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