Use Intensive Pronouns: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1.B - Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts

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Select the intensive pronoun in the following sentence:

No one was around to help me in the restaurant, so I cleaned off the table myself.

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Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.

In this case, "myself" emphasizes the pronoun "I".

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Select the intensive pronoun in the following sentence:

After waiting outside of the stadium all night, the crowd was finally able to congratulate the player himself.

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Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.

The intensive pronoun himself emphasizes the noun player.

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Select the intensive pronoun in the following sentence:

No one was in the hotel lobby when I arrived, so I carried all of my bags myself.

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Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.

The intensive pronoun myself emphasizes the pronoun I.

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Select the correct intensive pronoun to complete the sentence.

He drove to California all by _____________.

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Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.

The intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

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Select the correct intensive pronoun to complete the sentence.

The children decorated the cookies ____________.

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Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.

The intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

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Select the correct intensive pronoun to complete the sentence.

Melissa made __________ a sandwich, complete with pickles and tomatoes.

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Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.

The intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

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Select the correct intensive pronoun to complete the sentence.

I’m a little nervous about walking home by ______________ at night.

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Explanation: Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.

The intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

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Select the correct intensive pronoun to complete the sentence.

Are you going to build that _____________?

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Explanation: Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.

The intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

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Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion for the following sentence.

My father built the swingset hisself.

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Explanation: Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.

The intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

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Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion for the following sentence.

You all must do your homework yourselves.

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The use of the intensive pronoun “yourselves” makes it clear to the group (presumably students) that they are to do the homework as individuals, and they are not to have someone else do the work for them.

Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.

The intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

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Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion for the following sentence.

The Prime Minister herself attended the ceremony.

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Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.

The intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

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Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion for the following sentence.

Babies are able to feed thereselves after about a year.

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Explanation: Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.

The intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

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Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion for the following sentence.

I gave mineself plenty of time to get to school today.

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Explanation: Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.

The intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

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