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Deaki Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Them vs. themselves

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' Gentlewomen always had a man with them to show that they were respectable. '

In the sentence above, would it be grammatically right when the underlined them is replaced by

'themselves'?

If not, why not?

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

You cannot use the reflexive pronoun because there is no reflexive verb and no emphasis is required.

— Mister Micawber

  • You cannot use the reflexive pronoun because there is no reflexive verb and no emphasis is required.
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You cannot use the reflexive pronoun because there is no reflexive verb and no emphasis is required.
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