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 9                   Name:  ________________________  
 
Pronouns:  Reflexive  and  Intensive  
 
Exercise  1:  Place  a  (X)  next  to  the  sentence  in  each  pair  that  correctly  uses  a  reflexive  
or  intensive  pronoun.  
  _____  Myself  made  this  quilt.  
     X          I  made  this  quilt  myself.  
 
 
1.    _____    They  didn’t  give  themselves  enough  time  to  do  the  job.    
           _____    They  didn’t  give  theirselves  enough  time  to  do  the  job.    
2.    _____    The  fouled-­‐out  player  pointed  to  hisself  and  asked,  “Who,  me?”  
           _____    The  fouled-­‐out  player  pointed  to  himself  and  asked,  “Who,  me?”  
3.    _____    She  found  himself  in  the  middle  of  a  dark  forest.  
         _____    She  found  herself  in  the  middle  of  a  dark  forest.  
4.    ______    The  governor  herself  presented  the  citation.  
           ______  The  governor  she  presented  the  citation.  
5.    ______    Thomas’s  cat  injured  itself  when  it  fell  off  the  roof.  
         ______  Thomas’s  cat  injured  it  when  it  fell  off  the  roof.  
6.    _____    The  hungry  soldiers  helped  theirselves  to  the  farmer’s  apples.  
       ______    The  hungry  soldiers  helped  themselves  to  the  farmer’s  apples.  
7.    _____    Mr.  Banks  offered  to  make  the  reservations  hisself.  
         _____    Mr.  Banks  offered  to  make  the  reservations  himself.  
8.  _____    Yourselves  agree  with  the  decision,  don’t  you?  
         _____    You  yourselves  agree  with  the  decision,  don’t  you?  
9.    _____    The  story  itself  seemed  like  a  fairy  tale  come  true!  
       _____    The  story  it  seemed  like  a  fairy  tale  come  true!  
10.    _____    The  soccer  players  improved  them  through  hard  work.  
           _____    The  soccer  players  improved  themselves  through  hard  work.  
11.    _____    The  Russians  themselves  have  become  our  allies.  
             _____    The  Russians  and  themselves  have  become  allies.  
12.    _____    Myself  was  completely  confused  by  the  question.  
           _____    I  myself  was  completely  confused  by  the  question.    
13.    ______    My  best  friend  herselves  was  accepted  in  the  honors  program.  
             ______    My  best  friend  herself  was  accepted  in  the  honors  program.  
14.    _____    We  ought  to  be  proud  of  ourselves  for  doing  the  right  thing.  
             ______    We  ought  to  be  proud  of  ourself  for  doing  the  right  thing.  
15.    _____    My  brother  is  a  good  tennis  player  himself.  
               ______    My  brother  is  a  good  tennis  player  herself.  
 
Exercise  2:  Complete  each  sentence  by  filling  in  a  reflexive  or  intensive  pronoun.    In  
the  blank  write  R  if  the  pronoun  you  wrote  is  reflexive.    Write  I  if  it  is  intensive.      
       I          The  movie          itself        was  unbelievably  good!  
 
______  1.    We  built  the  whole  model  __________________________________.    
______  2.  I  knew  the  dog  had  fleas  because  it  was  always  scratching  _____________________.  
______  3.  She  ____________________________  is  the  owner  of  the  gas  station.  
______  4.  You  boys  will  have  to  ask  __________________________  that  question.  
______  5.  They  ____________________________  gave  us  the  good  news.  
______  6.  We  __________________________  found  homes  for  the  abandoned  kittens.  
______  7.  I  decided  to  try  to  score  the  winning  goal  _________________________.  
______  8.  Without  oxygen,  life  _______________________  would  not  be  possible.    
 

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