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personal pronoun vs reflexive pronoun

reflexive pronoun vs personal pronoun

personal pronoun and reflexive pronoun both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
personal pronoun Yes No No No
reflexive pronoun Yes No No No
As nouns, reflexive pronoun is a hyponym of personal pronoun; that is, reflexive pronoun is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than personal pronoun:
  • personal pronoun: a pronoun expressing a distinction of person
  • reflexive pronoun: a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
Other hyponyms of personal pronoun include reflexive.
personal pronoun (noun) reflexive pronoun (noun)
a pronoun expressing a distinction of person a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
Difference between personal pronoun and reflexive pronoun

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