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Quiz
(answers	start	on	page	610)
1.	Which	of	the	following	sentences	uses	reflexive	pronouns	correctly?
a)	“I	couldn’t	believe	the	pictures	of	myself	after	the	party!”
b)	“And	how	is	himself	these	days?”
c)	“I	really	haven’t	felt	like	myself	lately.”
d)	“Please	send	the	relevant	information	to	Bob,	Jane,	and	myself.”
	
2.	Which	of	the	following	sentences	uses	a	reflexive	pronoun	incorrectly?
a)	“Myself	and	a	few	others	are	going	to	see	a	movie	later.”
b)	“I	can	see	myself	taking	up	golf	when	I	retire.”
c)	“Tom	saw	himself	in	the	reflection	of	the	water.”
d)	“Students	who	have	not	done	the	work	themselves	will	be	penalized.”
	
3.	Which	is	the	correct	singular	first-person	reflexive	pronoun?
a)	Ourselves
b)	Yourself
c)	Themselves
d)	Myself
	
4.	When	do	you	use	a	reflexive	pronoun?
a)	When	a	personal	pronoun	is	the	object	of	a	preposition.
b)	When	a	person	or	thing	is	the	subject	and	the	object	of	the	same	verb.
c)	When	a	person	or	thing	is	the	subject	of	one	verb	and	the	object	of	another
verb	in	the	same	sentence.
d)	When	a	personal	pronoun	and	another	noun	are	both	subjects	of	a	verb.
Intensive	Pronouns
Definition
Intensive	pronouns	are	identical	to	reflexive	pronouns—myself,	yourself,
ourselves,	himself,	herself,	itself,	and	themselves.	However,	intensive	pronouns
do	not	serve	a	grammatical	function	in	a	sentence;	instead,	they	add	emphasis	by
reiterating	the	subject	of	the	sentence	(known	as	the	pronoun’s	antecedent).