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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.