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Learn about intensive pronouns, their usage, and common mistakes to avoid. Practice identifying antecedents and correcting sentences. Enhance your grammar skills with this helpful guide.
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You often use pronouns that end in –self or –selves. These forms are intensive pronouns. • Intensive: The children made that rug themselves.
An intensive pronoun is used to emphasize another word, its antecedent. • An intensive pronoun may or may not refer to the subject of the sentence. It can usually be left out without destroying the meaning of the sentence. • Sid himself hung the picture.
Intensive pronouns must agree with their antecedents in person, number, and gender. • I will fix myself lunch in a while. • Jack can fix a sandwich himself.
Do not use intensive pronoun forms in place of personal pronouns. • Ron and I repaired the lamp. (not Ron and myself) • This is between you and me. (not between you and myself) • Never use the words hisself or theirselves. (they are not words)
Find the antecedent of each underlined pronoun. • Hubert found himself in the middle of a flood. • We met the plumber herself. • The oven cleaned itself. • Let’s try to fix the sink ourselves. • I will call the painters myself. • Don’t slip and hurt yourselves.
Antecedent Answers • Hubertfound himself in the middle of a flood. • We met the plumberherself. • The oven cleaned itself. • Let’s try to fix the sink ourselves. • I will call the painters myself. • Don’t slip and hurt yourselves.
How would you correct each of the following sentences? • 7. The painters protected theirselves from fumes. • 8. Mrs. Sullivan and myself found the source of the leak under the sink. • 9. Her son can repair pipes hisself now. • 10. Herself and Russell will fix the sink tomorrow.
Answers • 7. The painters protected themselves from fumes. • 8. Mrs. Sullivan and I found the source of the leak under the sink. • 9. Her son can repair pipes himself now. • 10. She and Russell will fix the sink tomorrow.
Complete each sentence with an appropriate pronoun. • 11. Her brother has taught _______ much about house repair and maintence. • 12. The painters should see ______ in those funny hats. • 13. We ________ aren’t sure of the color we should use. • 14. You should learn to repair things _________. • 15. The work __________ is not difficult.
Answers • 11. Her brother has taught himself much about house repair and maintenance. • 12. The painters should see themselves in those funny hats. • 13. We ourselves aren’t sure of the color we should use. • 14. You should learn to repair things yourself. • 15. The work itself is not difficult.
Identify the pronoun in each sentence. • 16. They themselves knew they looked funny. • 17. One had painted himself green. • 18. Another had decorated herself with blue spots. • 19. The paint itself was splattered all over the floor. • 20. The painters thought themselves very comical. • 21. I myself had to try hard not to laugh.
Answers • 16. They themselves knew they looked funny. • 17. One had painted himself green. • 18. Another had decorated herself with blue spots. • 19. The paint itself was splattered all over the floor. • 20. The painters thought themselves very comical. • 21. I myself had to try hard not to laugh.
Rewrite each sentence correctly. Underline the corrected word. • 22. My brother and myself tried to fix something once. • 23. My brother fooled hisself that time. • 24. Himself and I tried to fix the clock. • 25. Between you and myself, we ruined the job.
Answers • 22. My brother and I tried to fix something once. • 23. My brother fooled himself that time. • 24. He and I tried to fix the clock. • 25. Between you and me, we ruined the job.
Rewrite each sentence, adding an appropriate pronoun. • 26. First, you should read the directions __________. • 27. Several professional repair persons ________ gave me that advice. • 28. Repair manuals ________ also provide the amateur with excellent advice and tips about working. • 29. I _______ found out about repair manuals the hard way. • 30. One night last week, my mother and father had given ________ an evening out.
Answers • 26. First, you should read the directions yourself. • 27. Several professional repair persons themselves gave me that advice. • 28. Repair manuals themselves also provide the amateur with excellent advice and tips about working. • 29. I myself found out about repair manuals the hard way. • 30. One night last week, my mother and father had given themselves an evening out.
Rewrite each sentence, adding an appropriate pronoun. • 31. Meanwhile, I decided to repair my broken alarm clock ________. • 32. My brother Patrick said, “You can’t do that ________.” • 33. He decided to help me _______. • 34. As it later turned out, Pat and I could have saved _________ much time and trouble. • 35. The clock ________ needed only a new battery!
Answers • 31. Meanwhile, I decided to repair my broken alarm clock myself. • 32. My brother Patrick said, “You can’t do that yourself.” • 33. He decided to help me himself. • 34. As it later turned out, Pat and I could have saved ourselves much time and trouble. • 35. The clock itself needed only a new battery!
