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    What Are Intensive Pronouns?

    (with Examples)
    The intensive pronouns (also called emphatic pronouns)
    are myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

    These words can be either intensive pronouns or reflexive pronouns.

    This page is about their use as intensive pronouns.

    Using Intensive Pronouns


    An intensive pronoun refers back to another noun (or pronoun) in the sentence to emphasize
    it. For example:
     The mayor himself attended the ceremony.
    (The mayor is the noun being intensified. It is called the antecedent of the intensive
    pronoun.)
    When used for emphasis, a word like himself is called an intensive pronoun (which is also known
    as an emphatic pronoun).

    Examples of Intensive Pronouns


    Here are some examples of intensive pronouns:
     She will do it herself.
    (The intensive pronoun herself emphasizes that she will do it. Her husband won't do it.
    Her son won't do it. SHE will do it.)
     The boys baked these scones themselves.
    (The intensive pronoun themselves emphasizes that the boys baked the scones, i.e., not
    their mothers.)
     I heard the lie myself.
    (The intensive pronoun myself emphasizes that I heard the lie.)
    Note: It's not always about people:

     The dog opened the cupboard itself.


    You can test if it's an intensive pronoun by removing it and seeing if you get the same effect by
    emphasizing the thing you're trying to emphasize with your voice (shown here in uppercase).
     SHE will do it.
     I heard the lie.
     THE DOG opened the cupboard.

    Interactive Test
    Your scorecard:

    Q1: Click on the intensive pronoun:


    The minister himself made the announcement.

    See Also
    Me or myself'My wife and I' and 'I or me'Reflexive pronounsGlossary of grammatical
    terms

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    See also: reflexive pronouns


    Previous Topic: intensifier

    Intensive vs. Reflexive Pronoun Exercises

    Identify the italicized word as either a reflexive pronoun or an intensive pronoun.

    1. Ben built a boat for himself


    A. Reflexive pronoun
    B. Intensive pronoun
    2. My mother bakes our family’s bread herself.
    A. Reflexive pronoun
    B. Intensive pronoun
    3. The mayor herself appeared at the rally.
    A. Reflexive pronoun
    B. Intensive pronoun
    Answer Key

    1. A – Reflexive pronoun
    2. B – Intensive pronoun
    3. B – Intensive pronoun

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