Intensive Pronouns Definition

An intensive pronoun puts emphasis on the word that comes just before it in a sentence. It's like the pronoun equivalent of italics. And just like reflexive pronouns, it ends in –self or –selves.

List of Examples

  • Myself
  • Yourself/yourselves
  • Himself
  • Herself
  • Itself
  • Ourselves
  • Themselves

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