Intensive Pronouns
- Intensive pronouns emphasize a noun or pronoun already in the sentence.
- They always end in "-self" or "-selves".
- They aren't essential to the sentence's basic meaning (unlike reflexive pronouns).
List of Intensive Pronouns
- myself
- yourself
- himself
- herself
- itself
- ourselves
- yourselves
- themselves
How to Use Them
- Emphasize the subject:
- "I myself saw the whole thing!"
- Emphasize the object:
- "They blamed the mistake on the manager himself."
- Show someone did something alone:
- "She decorated the entire house herself."
Important Note: Intensive pronouns are identical in form to reflexive pronouns, but they have different functions.
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