Adding the suffix '-self' to a pronoun emphasises it, or the noun that it represents.
'Don't bother to help me, I'll do it myself.'
'My cat can open the food cupboard by itself.'
'They asked the question, then answered it themselves.'
'The president cannot make that decision himself.'
The pronoun that emphasizes a noun or pronoun in the same sentence is called an emphatic pronoun. Examples include "myself," "yourself," "herself," "himself," "itself," "ourselves," "yourselves," and "themselves." These pronouns are used to give emphasis or intensify the subject.
The word itself is intensive. An intensive pronoun is used to emphasize a preceding noun or pronoun, while a reflexive pronoun is used when the subject and object of a sentence are the same. "Itself" does not refer back to the subject of the sentence, but rather intensifies or emphasizes the noun or pronoun it is attached to.
Yes, a pronoun is a type of noun that can be used in place of a noun to avoid repetition in a sentence. Pronouns like "he," "she," or "it" serve the same function as nouns but refer to the noun indirectly.
The noun that a pronoun replaces is called its antecedent.The antecedent can be a noun or a pronoun.The antecedent can be a subject or an object in a sentence.
An antecedent is the noun or pronoun that a pronoun replaces.The noun or pronoun either precedes the pronoun in the same sentence, a previous sentence, or is known to the speaker and those spoken to.For example:When George got to 19th Street, he got off the train."George" is the antecedent of the pronoun "he."Students in on-line classes have to keep up with their assignments. The word "students" is the antecedent of the word "their."
A pronoun can take the place of the subject in a sentence. Pronouns like "he," "she," "it," "they," and "we" can replace the subject to avoid repeating the same noun.
The word itself is intensive. An intensive pronoun is used to emphasize a preceding noun or pronoun, while a reflexive pronoun is used when the subject and object of a sentence are the same. "Itself" does not refer back to the subject of the sentence, but rather intensifies or emphasizes the noun or pronoun it is attached to.
Yes, a pronoun is a type of noun that can be used in place of a noun to avoid repetition in a sentence. Pronouns like "he," "she," or "it" serve the same function as nouns but refer to the noun indirectly.
A pronoun performs the same function in a sentence as a noun, as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.
The noun that a pronoun replaces is called its antecedent.The antecedent can be a noun or a pronoun.The antecedent can be a subject or an object in a sentence.
An antecedent is the noun or pronoun that a pronoun replaces.The noun or pronoun either precedes the pronoun in the same sentence, a previous sentence, or is known to the speaker and those spoken to.For example:When George got to 19th Street, he got off the train."George" is the antecedent of the pronoun "he."Students in on-line classes have to keep up with their assignments. The word "students" is the antecedent of the word "their."
A pronoun antecedent may appear earlier in the same sentence, in a previous sentence, or it may not appear at all when it is understood by the speaker and the listener.In the case of a interrogative pronoun (What is it?), the antecedent may be found in the answer to the question.
The pronoun 'she' is a personal pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun for a specific person or thing.The pronoun 'she' is a singular pronoun, a word that takes the place of a singular noun for a female.The pronoun 'she' is a third person pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun for the person spoken about.The pronoun 'she' is a subject pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun as the subject of a sentence or a clause.The pronoun 'she' is part of the compound subject of the sentence (She and Jason).
A pronoun takes the place of a noun and functions the same as a noun, as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.
No, the pronoun antecedent is the noun that the pronoun replaces. The noun either precedes the pronoun in the same sentence, a previous sentence, or known to the speaker and those spoken to. For example, "When George got to 19th Street, he got off the train." "George" is the antecedent of "he."
The pronoun in the sentence is she, a personal pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun (or name) for a specific female.The pronoun 'she' is functioning as part of the compound subject of the sentence.
A pronoun can take the place of the subject in a sentence. Pronouns like "he," "she," "it," "they," and "we" can replace the subject to avoid repeating the same noun.
Yes, the word 'itself' is a reflexive pronoun.A reflexive pronouns is a word that 'reflects back' to the noun or pronoun antecedent.They are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.Example: The dog is always surprised to see itself in the mirror.