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Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns. I Myself am a Little Confused…. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns. NOTICE: hisself , theirself , and theirselves are NOT on this list. They are NOT standard English. Always use HIMSELF and THEMSELVES. Purpose: Reflexive Pronouns.

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Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

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  1. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns I Myself am a Little Confused…

  2. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns NOTICE: hisself, theirself, and theirselves are NOT on this list. They are NOT standard English. Always use HIMSELF and THEMSELVES.

  3. Purpose: Reflexive Pronouns • Reflexive: renames a subject but comes after the verb or after a preposition. • You cannot omit the reflexive pronoun from a sentence without significantly changing the meaning of the sentence. • Ex: Diners at buffet restaurants serve themselves. • Ex: I made myself a sandwich. • Ex: Dale is just not himself today. • Ex: He suddenly remembered the promise he had made to himself.

  4. Purpose: Intensive Pronouns • Renames the noun and ONLY serves to emphasize its antecedent. • You can omit an intensive pronoun from a sentence, and the sentence will still make sense. • Ex: Don’t you think we can install the computer program ourselves? • Only you yourself can make that decision.

  5. Incorrect usage of Intensive Pronoun (and a personal pet peeve—just ask my husband!) • Do NOT use an intensive pronoun in the place of a personal pronoun, especially in combinations with other nouns. • Cringe-worthy!! (INCORRECT): Sonya and myself sang a duet in the talent show. • Thumbs up!! (CORRECT): Sonya and I sang a duet in the talent show.

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