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personal pronoun vs reflexive

reflexive vs personal pronoun

personal pronoun and reflexive both are nouns.

personal pronoun is not an adjective while reflexive is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
personal pronoun Yes No No No
reflexive Yes Yes No No
As nouns, reflexive is a hyponym of personal pronoun; that is, reflexive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than personal pronoun:
  • personal pronoun: a pronoun expressing a distinction of person
  • reflexive: a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
Other hyponyms of personal pronoun include reflexive pronoun.
personal pronoun (noun) reflexive (noun)
a pronoun expressing a distinction of person a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
personal pronoun (adjective) reflexive (adjective)
referring back to itself
without volition or conscious control
Difference between personal pronoun and reflexive

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