What is the difference between a reflexive pronoun and an intensive pronoun?

Answer 1

Reflexive pronouns 'reflect' back on the subject like a mirror. The reflexive pronouns are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

Example sentences:

I made the cookies myself.

You are a good friend yourself.

They fixed the roof themselves.

Reflexive pronouns are used as intensive pronouns; an intensive use is to emphasize, for example:

I, myself, made the cookies.

You, yourself, are a good friend.

They, themselves, fixed the roof.

Answer 2

An intensive pronoun merely adds emphasizes the actor in the sentence. ex: I, myself, can't stand when people use bad grammar. ex: I handed that paper in myself. A reflexive pronoun is used when the object in a clause is the same as the subject. ex: Where do you see yourself in 5 years. ex: Having no one to play catch with, I threw the ball to myself.

Answer 3

There are two types of pronouns that show possession:

Possessive pronouns take the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.

They are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.

Possessive adjectives describe a noun as belonging to someone or something. A possessive adjective is placed just before the noun it describes.

They are: my, your, his, her, their, its.

Examples:

• The green car is mine. The blue caris hers. (possessive pronouns)
• Mycar is green. Her car is blue. (possessive adjectives)

Reflexive pronouns are words that reflect back to the subject of the sentence or clause.

They are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

Intensive pronouns are the reflexive pronouns used to emphasize by placing the pronoun immediately following the noun they refer to.

Examples:

• Dadgot up and made himselfbreakfast. (reflexive pronoun)
• Dad himself got up and made breakfast. (intensive pronoun)

Answer 4

Intensive and Reflexive pronouns are identical in form.

They end with self or selves.

Examples:

Herself, Himself, Itself, Myself, Ourselves, Themselves, Yourself, Yourselves

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Answer 5

The reflexive pronouns are intensive pronouns.

The reflexive pronouns are used to 'reflect back' to the antecedent.

The reflexive pronouns are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

The intensive pronouns are the reflexive pronouns used to emphasize by placing the pronoun immediately following the noun they refer to.

Examples:

Jill made herself some breakfast. (reflexive use)

Jill herself made some breakfast. (intensive use)

Answer 6

The difference between reflexive and intensive pronouns is in their use.

A relfexive pronoun is used to 'reflect back' to its antecedent.

An intensive pronoun is used to emphasize its antecedent.

The reflexive/intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

Examples:

Dad got up early and made himself some breakfast. (reflexive)

Dad himself got up early and made some breakfast. (intensive)