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Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns and intensive pronouns both end in -self or -selves but serve different grammatical roles. Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object of a sentence are the same, such as "I washed myself." Intensive pronouns add emphasis to a noun or pronoun without changing its referent, like "She completed the marathon herself." While reflexive pronouns reflect back on the subject, intensive pronouns intensify it. Removing a reflexive pronoun changes the meaning of a sentence, but removing an intensive pronoun does not.

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Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns and intensive pronouns both end in -self or -selves but serve different grammatical roles. Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object of a sentence are the same, such as "I washed myself." Intensive pronouns add emphasis to a noun or pronoun without changing its referent, like "She completed the marathon herself." While reflexive pronouns reflect back on the subject, intensive pronouns intensify it. Removing a reflexive pronoun changes the meaning of a sentence, but removing an intensive pronoun does not.

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

AND
INTENSIVE PRONOUNS
What is our topic about?
Reflexive pronouns and intensive
pronouns are identical in spelling
and pronunciation: they’re the
words ending in -self or -selves
(“myself,” “themselves”). But
they play different grammatical
roles:
Reflexive Pronouns
When the object is the same thing or
person as the subject, it can act as
the object of a transitive verb. They
make a reference to someone or
something. When the subject and the
object of a verb are the same,
reflexive pronouns are frequently
used.
Reflexive Pronouns
Examples:
01 I was in a hurry, so I 02 Drew decided to
washed the car treat himself to a
Task Name
myself. fancy dinner.

03TaskNina loves
Name
04 He wanted to impress
her, so he baked a
herself cake himself.
Intensive Pronouns

A word ending in -self or -


selves that is used in
conjunction with a noun or
pronoun to give it extra
emphasis is called a self-
adjective or self-adjective.
Intensive Pronouns
Examples:
01 Jesse wondered aloud
whether he himself was
02 Maria knew that she herself
could positively impact the
the only one seeing what world if only she put her
Task Name
was happening. mind to it.

03 You yourself can easily


transform your body: All it
Task Name
04 The team knew that they
themselves were
takes is a proper diet and responsible for playing
plenty of exercise. their best.
What is the Difference?
02 Intensive
Reflexive
Task Name 01 While an
A reflexive intensive
pronoun pronoun adds
reflects back on emphasis or
the subject
Task Name of intensity to a
the sentence noun.
Reflexive
With Without

He had to force He had to force to


himself to work out work out each
each morning in morning in order to
order to achieve his achieve his fitness
fitness goals goals
Intensive
With Without

She completed the She completed the


marathon herself marathon without
without the help of the help of anyone
anyone
Conclusion
Reflexive and Intensive pronouns are both helpful in different
ways, with different grammatical meanings. They both end in -
self and -selves but Reflexive reflect the subject while Intensive
intensifies it. If we remove the Reflexive pronoun the sentence
will sound incomplete while in Intensive the meaning will still be
there even if you remove it
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