ELA50
Intensive Pronouns
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Sign inDEFINITION:
An intensive pronoun gives emphasizes to a noun or pronoun by taking the place of the word that existed before to avoid repeating the same word. In English intensive pronouns are formed by adding -self or -selves to the root pronoun. Examples: We planned it all by ourselves. The officer himself inspected the crime. The only intensive pronouns in today’s English are the following: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves
HOW TO:
Intensive pronouns are not necessary, but they serve the vital function of making your writing more interesting as well as more meaningful. Use them conservatively to guarantee that the emphasis they provide isn’t lost. Examples of Intensive Pronouns In the following examples, the intensive pronouns have been italicized for ease of identification. Mark wondered aloud whether he himself was the only one wanting to attend the meeting. Lucy knew that she herself could accomplish anything she put her mind to. You yourself can easily forget to be grateful. The team knew that they themselves were responsible for giving their best. We ourselves are the ones who make the world a different place.
Everyday Use:
Intensive Pronouns are used in every day conversation, reading and writing.
Lyrics
Intensive pronouns, here’s intensive pronouns
Intensive pronouns, here’s intensive pronouns
Intensive pronouns, here’s intensive pronouns
Intensive pronouns, here’s intensive pronouns
Intensive pronouns uses a reflexive pronouns
Swears emphasis to the subject of the sentence,
So it makes sense, these may seem the same,
But they act two different ways, see it all depends
On the way that your sentence is made. “PAUSE”
Let me go and get all the names of all the intensive
Pronouns so they can stay in your brain, OK
Themselves, yourselves, itself, ourselves, itself too,
Yourselves, myself, herself and himself, you got it, good.
You goes in a sentence if you want to make it intensive
Or you can use reflexive just make sure it make sense.
When the pronoun is intensive you will soon start to see
That is right after the noun or pronoun its modifying.
But not necessarily “nope” it could get a little bit tricky
It depends all on your sentence. So you must pay attention
Make sure you double check it, so you know that its legit
Make sure the words you chose makes the sentence makes
Sense. OK, Lets GO!
Intensive pronouns, here’s intensive pronouns
Intensive pronouns, here’s intensive pronouns
Intensive pronouns, here’s intensive pronouns
Intensive pronouns, here’s intensive pronouns
Intensive pronouns, here’s intensive pronouns
Intensive pronouns, here’s intensive pronouns
Intensive pronouns, here’s intensive pronouns
Intensive pronouns, here’s intensive pronouns
Standards
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.A — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1.B — Use intensive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves).