Emphatic Pronouns Examples And Definition | Difference Between Reflexive And Emphatic Pronouns

EMPHATIC PRONOUN

Emphatic pronoun emphasizes the noun.

e.g

I myself completed the homework.

It means that the subject itself completed the homework without anyone’s help

I will do it myself

I myself saw him do it

We will see to it ourselves

You yourself can best explain

They themselves admitted their guilt

It will be seen that here Compound Personal Pronouns are used for the sake of emphasis, and are therefore called Emphatic Pronouns