or –selves. These forms are intensive pro nouns. Intensive: The children made that rug the mselves. An intensive pronoun is used to emph asize another word, its antecedent. An intensive pronoun may or may not ref er to the subject of the sentence. It can u sually be left out without destroying the m eaning of the sentence. Sid himself hung the picture. Intensive pronouns must agree with their antecedents in person, number, and gen der. I will fix myself lunch in a while. Jack can fix a sandwich himself. Intensive Pronouns (add to pronoun flip book) Singular Plurals Myself Ourselves
Yourself Yourselves
Himself, herself, itself themselves
Do not use intensive pronoun forms in pl ace of personal pronouns. Ron and I repaired the lamp. (not Ron and m yself) This is between you and me. (not between y ou and myself) Never use the words hisself or theirsel ves. (they are not words) Find the antecedent of each underli ned pronoun.
1. Hubert found himself in the middle of a f
lood. 2. We met the plumber herself. 3. The oven cleaned itself. 4. Let’s try to fix the sink ourselves. 5. I will call the painters myself. 6. Don’t slip and hurt yourselves. Antecedent Answers
1. Hubert found himself in the middle of a
flood. 2. We met the plumber herself. 3. The oven cleaned itself. 4. Let’s try to fix the sink ourselves. 5. I will call the painters myself. 6. Don’t slip and hurt yourselves. How would you correct each of the following sentences? 7. The painters protected theirselves fro m fumes. 8. Mrs. Sullivan and myself found the sou rce of the leak under the sink. 9. Her son can repair pipes hisself now. 10. Herself and Russell will fix the sink to morrow. Answers
7. The painters protected themselves fro
m fumes. 8. Mrs. Sullivan and I found the source of the leak under the sink. 9. Her son can repair pipes himself now. 10. She and Russell will fix the sink tomo rrow. Complete each sentence wit h an appropriate pronoun. 11. Her brother has taught _______ much abo ut house repair and maintence. 12. The painters should see ______ in those fu nny hats. 13. We ________ aren’t sure of the color we s hould use. 14. You should learn to repair things ________ _. 15. The work __________ is not difficult. Answers
11. Her brother has taught himself much about
house repair and maintenance. 12. The painters should see themselves in thos e funny hats. 13. We ourselves aren’t sure of the color we sh ould use. 14. You should learn to repair things yourself. 15. The work itself is not difficult. Identify the pronoun in each sentenc e.
16. They themselves knew they looked funny.
17. One had painted himself green. 18. Another had decorated herself with blue sp ots. 19. The paint itself was splattered all over the fl oor. 20. The painters thought themselves very comi cal. 21. I myself had to try hard not to laugh. Answers
16. They themselves knew they looked funny.
17. One had painted himself green. 18. Another had decorated herself with blue sp ots. 19. The paint itself was splattered all over the fl oor. 20. The painters thought themselves very comi cal. 21. I myself had to try hard not to laugh. Rewrite each sentence corre ctly. Underline the corrected word. 22. My brother and myself tried to fix som ething once. 23. My brother fooled hisself that time. 24. Himself and I tried to fix the clock. 25. Between you and myself, we ruined t he job. Answers
22. My brother and I tried to fix somethin
g once. 23. My brother fooled himself that time. 24. He and I tried to fix the clock. 25. Between you and me, we ruined the j ob. Rewrite each sentence, adding an a ppropriate pronoun.
26. First, you should read the directions _____
_____. 27. Several professional repair persons _____ ___ gave me that advice. 28. Repair manuals ________ also provide the amateur with excellent advice and tips about w orking. 29. I _______ found out about repair manuals t he hard way. 30. One night last week, my mother and father had given ________ an evening out. Answers
26. First, you should read the directions yourse
lf. 27. Several professional repair persons themse lves gave me that advice. 28. Repair manuals themselves also provide th e amateur with excellent advice and tips about working. 29. I myself found out about repair manuals the hard way. 30. One night last week, my mother and father had given themselves an evening out. Rewrite each sentence, adding an a ppropriate pronoun.
31. Meanwhile, I decided to repair my broken a
larm clock ________. 32. My brother Patrick said, “You can’t do that ________.” 33. He decided to help me _______. 34. As it later turned out, Pat and I could have saved _________ much time and trouble. 35. The clock ________ needed only a new ba ttery! Answers
31. Meanwhile, I decided to repair my broken a
larm clock myself. 32. My brother Patrick said, “You can’t do that yourself.” 33. He decided to help me himself. 34. As it later turned out, Pat and I could have saved ourselves much time and trouble. 35. The clock itself needed only a new battery!