Intensive Pronouns: Key Concepts and Applications

This video tutorial explains intensive pronouns, which emphasize a preceding noun. It covers their characteristics, how they differ from reflexive pronouns, and provides examples to help identify and use them correctly. Intensive pronouns can be removed from a sentence without altering its meaning, serving only to emphasize the noun or pronoun they follow. The tutorial also offers practice tips for mastering their use.

What is the primary function of an intensive pronoun?

• To emphasize a preceding noun

• To replace a noun

• To connect two clauses

• To introduce a new subject

Where does an intensive pronoun typically appear in a sentence?

• At the beginning of the sentence

• After the noun it emphasizes

• At the end of the sentence

• Before the noun it emphasizes

Which of the following is an example of an intensive pronoun?

• They

• Himself

• Which

• That

How do intensive pronouns differ from reflexive pronouns?

• They look different

• They emphasize a noun rather than reflecting back to the subject

• They replace the subject

• They are used to connect sentences

Which of the following sentences contains an intensive pronoun?

• The book is on the table.

• She herself completed the project.

• He is the best player.

• They went to the park.

Which of the following is NOT a correct form of an intensive pronoun?

• Himself

• Ourselves

• Theirself

• Herself

What happens to a sentence if you remove the intensive pronoun?

• The sentence becomes grammatically incorrect

• The sentence loses its meaning

• The sentence still makes sense

• The sentence becomes a question

In the sentence 'The Queen herself gave the knight the award,' what is the role of 'herself'?

• It connects two clauses

• It emphasizes the Queen

• It introduces a new subject

• It replaces the noun

Which sentence correctly uses an intensive pronoun?

• She fixed the car himself.

• They fixed the car herself.

• He himself fixed the car.

• Himself fixed the car.

What is a key characteristic of intensive pronouns?

• They can be removed without altering the sentence's meaning

• They always start a sentence

• They replace the subject

• They are used to ask questions