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== In other languages == |
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In Spanish, a [[pro-drop language]], the way of emphasising who performs an action is to say the pronoun after the verb. Following the above example, "I will do it myself" is rendered "Lo haré '''yo'''. |
In Spanish, a [[pro-drop language]], the way of emphasising who performs an action is to say the pronoun after the verb. Following the above example, "I will do it myself" is rendered "Lo haré '''yo'''. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 12:47, 10 December 2008
In English
An intensive pronoun is a pronoun used to add emphasis to a statement; for example, "I did it myself." English intensive pronouns use the same form as reflexive pronouns. An intensive pronoun is different from a reflexive, because you can take the pronoun out and the sentence still makes sense. For example, compare "I will do it myself", where "myself" is intensive and can be removed without changing the meaning, to "I nominated myself", where "myself" fills the necessary role of direct object.
In other languages
In Spanish, a pro-drop language, the way of emphasising who performs an action is to say the pronoun after the verb. Following the above example, "I will do it myself" is rendered "Lo haré yo.
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