intensive pronouns

Front

Ted promised himself to work harder next semester.

Back

reflexive

Front

Jurors could not agree among themselves.

Back

reflexive

Front

The students made the scenery themselves.

Back

intensive

Front

Ethel promised herself a reward for her hard work.

Back

reflexive

Front

The mayor presented the new program herself.

Back

intensive

Front

INTENSIVE pronoun:

Back

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

Front

REFLEXIVE pronoun: ends in self/selves, reflects back on the subject.

Back

a pronoun that ends in self/selves and reflects back on the subject

Front

NOT true of REFLEXIVE pronouns:

Back

They can be removed from the sentence and it still makes sense.

Front

He bought the jersey.

Back

Intensive

Front

Homework done by myself.

Back

Reflexive