Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns

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What is an INTENSIVE pronoun?

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A pronoun that ends in self/selves and emphasizes its antecedent.

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What is a REFLEXIVE pronoun?

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A pronoun that ends in self/selves and refers back to the subject.

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Identify the intensive pronoun in the sentence: 'The president himself appeared at the rally.'

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himself

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Identify the reflexive pronoun in the sentence: 'She is going to sing the solo by herself.'

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herself

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Which of the following is an example of an intensive pronoun? 'They themselves are making food for the party.'

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themselves

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Which of the following is an example of a reflexive pronoun? 'We enjoyed ourselves at the party.'

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ourselves

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True or False: Intensive pronouns can be removed from a sentence without changing its meaning.

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True

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True or False: Reflexive pronouns are necessary for the sentence to make sense.

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True

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List three examples of intensive pronouns.

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myself, yourself, themselves

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List three examples of reflexive pronouns.

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myself, herself, ourselves