Reflexive, Intensive, & Indefinite Pronouns

How do you differentiate between reflexive and intensive pronouns?

• Reflexive pronouns are used only for emphasis while intensive pronouns are necessary to the meaning of the sentence.

• Reflexive pronouns are necessary to the meaning of the sentence while intensive pronouns are not necessary and are used only for emphasis.

• Reflexive pronouns and intensive pronouns are the same and can be used interchangeably.

• Intensive pronouns are used to replace nouns while reflexive pronouns are used to modify verbs.

You yourself are responsible for this mess!

• Reflexive

• Intensive

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Is the highlighted pronoun reflexive or intensive?
My sister made the cake herself.

• Reflexive
• Intensive

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Jill read to herself.

• Reflexive

• Intensive

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Jim bought himself a shirt.

• Reflexive

• Intensive

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You can make yourselves at home.

• Reflexive

• Intensive

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The senator himself spoke to the crowd.

• Reflexive

• Intensive

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Few dared to brave the ocean, which led to the volcano, but someone had to do it or their time on that island would be cut short. Identify the indefinite pronouns in this sentence.

• Few

• brave

• their

• someone

• it

All of the cake (is/are) gone.

• is

• are

Someone in the audience (has/have) a question.

• has

• have