Hi Mariappan, If I get time today afternoon, I will reply your question, otherwise I have asked Lilian or Soniya ji to reply.
Sorry, a little busy. Could not reply you earlier. thanks and regards anu On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 10:37 AM, mariappan balraj < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > I used to confuse to differentiate reflexive and emphatic > pronouns. Can you please answer to the following questions? Please > give the reason also. > > 1) You express yourself very imperfectly. [yourself - Reflexive > pronoun] > What is the meaning of yourself here? Is it "about you"? > Can we rewrite the sentence like "You express about you very > imperfectly" ? > > 2) I wash myself when I get up. > Can we say the above statement as "I wash when I get up". ? > Is myself "Emphatic pronoun" ? > > 3) They enjoyed themselves. > Can we say just "They enjoyed". Is themselves "Emphatic Pronoun" ? > > 4) He set himself a hard task > Is himself "Emphatic pronoun" ? > > 5) We exerted ourselves. > Can we just say "We exerted"? > Is ourselves emphatic pronoun? > > 6) Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. > What is the meaning of the sentence? Is thyself reflective or > emphatic? > > 7) whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased > What is the meaning of the sentence? Is himself reflective or > emphatic? > > Best Regards > Mariappan > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
