English

I. Reflexive Pronouns
- I bought myself some take-away lunch.

This is a reflexive pronoun because “myself” reflects back to the subject and their actions.

- You have no idea what you’ve gotten yourself into.

The part “what you’ve gotten yourself into” has a reflexive pronoun “yourself” because the person who
said that sentence meant that “You” shouldn’t be in the situation “you” are in now. “Yourself” reflects
back to the subject “You”

- I made myself a YouTube channel!

This sentence means that they made their own YouTube channel. Hence why “myself” is a reflexive
pronoun because that reflects back to the subject’s actions.

- She can’t even make herself breakfast.

This sentence means she cant make breakfast for her own. Hence why “herself” is a reflexive pronoun
because that reflects back to the subject and her actions.

- He expects himself to blow up in popularity overnight.

This is a reflexive pronoun because “himself” reflects back to the subject and their actions.

II. Intensive Pronouns

- Michael did all of Jonathan’s work by himself.

This sentence has an intensive pronoun “by himself.” It just emphasizes Michael’s actions. Remove that
part and the sentence, “Michael did all of Jonathan’s work” would still work as a complete sentence.

- This is my room, I fixed it all by myself.

Same explanation to the 1st sentence

- I want you all for myself sweetie.

Remove “all for myself” and you get “I want you sweetie,” it still works as a complete sentence.

- You know, I’m something of a scientist myself.

This can be considered an intensive pronoun because the subject is describing his job as a scientist, just
emphasized with “myself”.

- She took care of the packages by herself.

Same explanation to the 1st sentence