makes the noun or pronoun it refers to stronger
often directly follows the noun or pronoun
ends in -self or -selves
Alejandra herself chose the birthday gift. --> Herself refers back to Alejandra.
* This sentence is emphasizing the fact that Alejandra chose the birthday gift by herself.
The video game itself is not easy, but we are used to Xbox games. --> Itself refers back to video game
* This sentence is saying that while the video game is difficult, the players are used to using an Xbox.
Did you paint the picture yourself? --> yourself refers back to you
* This sentence is emphasizing whether or not "you" painted the picture without help.
Tip: If you take out the intensive pronoun, the sentence still makes sense.
Emphasize the noun or pronoun in each sentence by typing the correct intensive pronoun in the blank space provided .
1 . Michael
was quite excited about the party .
2 . Abdul and Eric created the model of the Egyptian pyramid
.
3 . I ate three pieces of cake
!
4 . Did you
write the essay ?
5 . We
collected five - hundred dollars for charity .
1. Michael himself was quite excited about the party.
2. Abdul and Eric themselves created the model of the Egyptian pyramid.
3. I myself ate three pieces of cake!
4. Did you yourself write the essay?
5. We ourselves collected five-hundred dollars for charity.