how to create a copy of the form that gets emailed to someone

Is there a way to create a copy of the form in an email format without the recipient having to download the pdf submission?

What do you mean by a copy of the form? The questions and answers are display in the email notification, if you need to format the layout of the notification, you can do it through the edit tools: https://www.jotform.com/help/430-How-to-Edit-the-Email-Template-for-Notifications-and-Autoresponders 

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