intensive and reflexive pronouns

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 still make sense.

Front

He bought the jersey.

Back

Intensive

Front

Homework by myself.

Back

Reflexive

Front

They are making food for the party.

Back

Intensive

Front

Intensive or reflexive pronoun?

Back

ourselves

Front

Intensive/reflexive pronoun in: 'She is going to sing the solo by herself.'

Back

herself

Front

The elephant is a beautiful creature.

Back

Intensive

Front

Intensive or reflexive pronoun in: 'How long do you think I will need to sit by myself?'

Back

myself