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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Emphatic pronouns

A. I saw the girl myself.
B. I saw the girl herself.
C. I myself saw the girl.
D. I herself saw the girl.
Please help me out. Confused about the positions of emphatic pronouns.
  

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I prefer having the emphatic as close to the original as possible. That being said, I think that both A (very common, but not my preference) and C are okay. B is good, but D is out of the question.

— Philip

  • I prefer having the emphatic as close to the original as possible.
  • That being said, I think that both A (very common, but not my preference) and C are okay.
  • B is good, but D is out of the question.
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I prefer having the emphatic as close to the original as possible. That being said, I think that both A (very common, but not my preference) and C are okay. B is good, but D is out of the question.
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What do you mean by 'as close to the original as possible'? I didn't understand?
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AnonymousWhat do you mean by 'as close to the original as possible'? I didn't understand?
A. I saw the girl myself. B. I saw the girl herself. C. I myself saw the girl. D. I herself saw the girl.
In C, myself is closer to the subject I than it
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AnonymousI saw the girl myself. I myself saw the girl.
Same meaning. I saw the girl with my own eyes.
AnonymousI saw the girl herself.
You think I saw only a photo of the girl, but that's not true. I saw the girl herself. Live! In person!
AnonymousI herself saw the girl.
Can
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