tell me the difference between reflexive & emphatic pronouns

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Reflexive pronouns are formed by the addition of the suffix self (singular) or selves (plural) to simple pronouns such as my, your, her, him, it, them and our.

My + self = Myself
Your + self = Yourself
Our + self = Ourselves
Them + selves = Themselves
It + self = Itself

When the subject and the object refer to the same person, a reflexive pronoun is used for the object.

I cut myself. (Here the subject and the object refer to the same person – I.)
You cut yourself. (Here the subject and the object refer to the same person – you.)
She cut herself. (Here the subject and the object refer to the same person – she.)
The child cut itself.
We cut ourselves.

When reflexive pronouns are used to put emphasis on a particular noun they are called emphatic pronouns.

He himself told me this.
I finished the job myself.
They themselves admitted their mistake.
We ourselves witnessed the accident.

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