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78 Noun Phrases<br />

He wouldn’t do that himself.<br />

Deleted:<br />

He wouldn’t do that.<br />

Moved:<br />

He himself wouldn’t do that.<br />

They did not know the answers themselves.<br />

Deleted:<br />

They did not know the answers.<br />

Moved:<br />

They themselves did not know the answers.<br />

We intended to go to Italy ourselves.<br />

Deleted:<br />

We intended to go to Italy.<br />

Moved:<br />

We ourselves intended to go to Italy.<br />

She decorated the new house herself.<br />

Deleted:<br />

She decorated the new house.<br />

Moved:<br />

She herself decorated the new house.<br />

Needless to say, we cannot delete or move a reflexive pronoun used in the normal way since it<br />

is the object of the verb or of a preposition.<br />

I cut myself.<br />

Deleted:<br />

Moved:<br />

X I cut myself.<br />

X I myself cut.<br />

We wanted to finish it by ourselves.<br />

Deleted:<br />

X We wanted to finish it by ourselves.<br />

Moved:<br />

X We ourselves wanted to finish it by.<br />

Exercise 5.5<br />

Underline the reflexive pronouns in the following sentences. Write emphatic or functional above<br />

each one as appropriate. If the pronoun is emphatic, confirm your answer by moving it to a position<br />

next to its antecedent.<br />

emphatic<br />

I gave him the assignment myself.<br />

I myself gave him the assignment.<br />

1. The District Attorney took the case himself.<br />

2. The engine started running again by itself.<br />

3. They saw the accident on the freeway themselves.

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