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C3A3g
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
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Reflexive and intensive pronouns use the same form.
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They are pronouns that end in
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-self
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or
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-selves
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: myself,
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yourself, herself, himself, itself, ourselves, yourselves,
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and themselves. They are used to refer to (reflexive) or
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emphasize (intensive) another noun or pronoun within
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the sentence.
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Reflexive: A reflexive pronoun "reflects" back on an
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antecedent (the noun or pronoun to which it refers)
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that is within the same sentence.
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Reflexive:
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I went by myself.
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(antecedent = I)
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Reflexive:
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We could have done that ourselves.
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(antecedent = we)
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Intensive: An intensive pronoun is used to emphasize
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or intensify an antecedent that is within the same
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sentence.
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Intensive:
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The girls themselves thought of the idea.
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(antecedent = the girls)
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Intensive:
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You yourself may have seen something
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similar.
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(antecedent = you)
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Note that both reflexive and intensive
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pronouns must have an antecedent that is within the
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same sentence. There is sometimes a tendency to use
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these pronouns incorrectly in place of personal
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pronouns.
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Incorrect:
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She and
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myself
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went to the store after school.
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(no antecedent for
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myself
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in this sentence)
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Correct:
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She and
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I
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went to the store after school.
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Incorrect:
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He went with
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myself
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.
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(no antecedent for
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myself
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in this sentence)
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Correct:
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He went with
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me
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.
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