makes the noun or pronoun it refers to stronger

Question

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 .

Answer 1

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.