Is themselves reflexive or intensive

Main Difference – Intensive vs Reflexive Pronouns

The eight pronouns, myself, yourself, himself, itself, herself, yourselves, ourselves and themselves are both intensive and reflexive pronouns.

The main difference between intensive and reflexive pronouns stems from their function. Intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to a sentence whereas reflexive pronouns are used to refer back to the subject of the sentence.

What are Intensive Pronouns

Intensive Pronouns are a special kind of pronouns that are used to add emphasis to a sentence.

As mentioned above, the eight pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, itself, herself, yourselves, ourselves and themselves fall into the category of intensive pronouns. Since intensive pronouns are only added to emphasize a noun or another pronoun, they are not essential to a meaningful sentence.

The easiest method to identify intensive pronouns is to remove the intensive pronoun from the sentence and see whether the sentence still makes sense; if it does, the pronoun is an intensive pronoun.

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