This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Pronouns > Intensive Pronouns – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Intensive Pronouns Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the sentence, 'The principal herself gave me the award, ' is the pronoun 'herself' reflexive or intensive? A) Intensive. B) Subject. C) Possessive. D) Reflexive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intensive. 2. We brought our writing journals, but the twins forgot ..... A) Your. B) Their. C) Theirs. D) Our. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theirs. 3. Complete the sentence to show that the coach, not an assistant, made the decision:The coach ..... told the team about the new strategy. A) Themselves. B) Herself. C) Himself or herself. D) Himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himself or herself. 4. Choose the best pronoun to complete the sentence. The kids made the cookies by ..... without any assistance. A) Yourself. B) Ourselves. C) Herself. D) Themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Themselves. 5. What is the function of reflexive pronouns in a sentence? A) To ask questions. B) To show possession. C) To reflect back to the subject. D) To emphasize the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To reflect back to the subject. 6. Choose the correct relative pronoun.The student ..... won the contest is my son. A) Whose. B) Which. C) Whom. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who. 7. In the sentence 'He found himself lost in the city, ' what is the function of 'himself'? A) A reflexive pronoun indicating that he is both the subject and the object of the verb 'found.'. B) A possessive pronoun showing ownership. C) An adjective describing the state of being lost. D) A conjunction linking two clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A reflexive pronoun indicating that he is both the subject and the object of the verb 'found.'. 8. The players knew they won the championship. Which sentence correctly adds an *intensive* pronoun for emphasis? A) The players knew they won the championship by themselves. B) The players knew themselves won the championship. C) The players themselves knew they won the championship. D) The players won the championship for themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The players themselves knew they won the championship. 9. Rick and Maria are able to look after ..... A) Ourselves. B) Himself. C) Yourself. D) Herself. E) Themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Themselves. 10. Decide if the following pronoun is reflexive or intensive:The kids made the cake themselves. A) Reflexive. B) Intensive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intensive. 11. When we ourselves are careless, we put ourselves and others in danger. A) Reflexive. B) Intensive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflexive. 12. "We enjoyed ourselves at the party."Ourselves was used as a/an ..... in the sentence. A) Reflexive pronoun. B) Intensive pronoun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflexive pronoun. 13. A student wrote, "The chef himself cooked the meal himself." Which revision best corrects the awkward use of the intensive pronoun? A) The sentence is correct as is. B) The chef himself cooked the meal. C) The chef cooked the meal himself. D) Himself, the chef cooked the meal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The chef himself cooked the meal. 14. What is the function of a reflexive pronoun? A) Modify an entire clause. B) Add emphasis to another noun or pronoun. C) Reflect back to the subject of the sentence. D) Provide additional information to a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflect back to the subject of the sentence. 15. What is the intensive pronoun in the sentence below?They themselves could not remember the dance routine. A) They. B) Themselves. C) Routine. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Themselves. 16. Complete the sentence:'Be careful with that sharp tool, or you might hurt ..... !' A) You. B) Yourself. C) Yours. D) Yourselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yourself. 17. Choose the correct reflexive and intensive pronoun in the following sentence.None of us wanted to prove (us, ourselves) stupid by saying we couldn't see it. A) Us. B) Ourselves. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ourselves. 18. Did you behave ..... in class today, Wendy? A) Himself. B) Yourselves. C) Herself. D) Yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yourself. 19. Complete the sentence:To understand the lesson better, the students taught ..... the new concepts. A) Himself. B) Ourselves. C) Themselves. D) Herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Themselves. 20. Your friend is about to start a difficult video game level. What would you say using a reflexive pronoun in a command? A) You should prepare you well. B) Prepare yourself for a tough battle!. C) I prepared myself for this level. D) The game itself is hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepare yourself for a tough battle!. 21. We should not only live for ..... A) Our, intensive. B) Ourselves, reflexive. C) Us, reflexive. D) Ourselves, intensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ourselves, reflexive. 22. Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun for this imperative, or command:'Behave ..... during the field trip!' the teacher told the class. A) Yourself. B) Themselves. C) Yourselves. D) You. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yourselves. 23. He had to do his social studies homework before playing soccer with us.Is his a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person personal pronoun? A) 1st. B) 2nd. C) 3rd. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd. 24. True or False:In the sentence 'Maria and I will decorate the room ourselves, ' the word 'ourselves' is reflexive. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Which of the following is a correctly formed pronoun? A) Ourself. B) Theirselves. C) Hisself. D) Themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Themselves. 26. What is NOT true of REFLEXIVE pronouns A) They can be taken out of the sentence and it will still make sense. B) They end in-self or-selves. C) They reflect back on the subject. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They can be taken out of the sentence and it will still make sense. 27. Mrs. McDonough and Mrs. Zgabay are proud of their students for knowing their pronouns! What type of pronoun is their? A) Personal. B) Reflexive. C) Intensive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal. 28. In which sentence is the pronoun in bold *essential* to the meaning of the sentence? A) The principal **himself** handed out the awards. B) Did you **yourself** see what happened?. C) We redecorated the whole room by **ourselves**. D) The author **herself** signed my book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The principal **himself** handed out the awards. 29. Simon did it ..... A) Herself. B) Itself. C) Himself. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himself. 30. Did they discover that ..... ? A) Themselves. B) Ourselves. C) Herself. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Themselves. 31. True or False:If you can remove a pronoun ending in '-self' or '-selves' from a sentence and it still makes complete sense, the pronoun is reflexive. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 32. Is the pronoun in bold reflexive or intensive?"The president himself announced the news." A) Reflexive. B) Intensive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intensive. 33. Identify the pronoun marked in red:When the team lost the game, the players blamed themselves. A) Reflexive pronoun. B) Intensive pronoun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflexive pronoun. 34. How can the sentence 'The students decorated the gym' be revised to emphasize that the students did the work without help? A) The students decorated the gym for them. B) The students themselves decorated the gym. C) The students decorated the gym and them. D) The students got them to decorate the gym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The students themselves decorated the gym. 35. Which sentence shows the INCORRECT use of an intensive pronoun? A) The alien spaceship landed next to myself in the backyard. B) You yourself can teach your goldfish to play soccer. C) We ourselves built a fort out of couch cushions and pizza boxes. D) The dancing banana itself made me laugh until I cried. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The alien spaceship landed next to myself in the backyard. 36. You yourself should remove that ad! A) Reflexive. B) Intensive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intensive. 37. Identify if the pronoun is reflexive or intensive.Our coach himself was going crazy with excitement. A) Intensive. B) Reflexive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intensive. 38. Which is the plural second-person reflexive/intensive pronoun? A) Themselves. B) Myself. C) Ourselves. D) Yourselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yourselves. 39. Tell how the red word is being used. The model robot can move by itself. A) Reflexive pronoun. B) Intensive pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflexive pronoun. 40. The narcissistic lady stared at ..... in the huge mirror. A) Himself. B) Herself. C) Itself. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herself. 41. We told ourselves that everything would go as planned.What type of pronoun is used here? A) Reflexive. B) Intensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflexive. 42. Determine whether the pronoun is intensive or reflexive.The leader himself believed in his followers. A) Intensive. B) Reflexive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intensive. 43. What kind of pronoun is the following sentence:Jack made his supper himself. A) Intensive. B) Reflexive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intensive. 44. Identify the pronoun reflexive or intensive:Wonder Woman could not fly by herself. A) Reflexive. B) Intensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflexive. 45. Determine whether the pronoun is intensive or reflexive. My nephews themselves are responsible for that beautiful landscaping. A) Reflexive. B) Intensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intensive. 46. Choose the correct reflexive pronoun in the sentence:We should take care of ..... A) Yourself. B) Herself. C) Ourselves. D) Himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ourselves. 47. Which one is a noun A) November. B) Hi. C) My dad. D) Bye. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My dad. 48. Is there is a reflexive pronoun in the sentence below?Make sure to remind yourself of the things you need to do. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 49. Determine whether the pronoun is intensive or reflexive.The desk itself is worth two hundred dollars. A) Intensive. B) Reflexive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intensive. 50. Determine whether the pronoun is intensive or reflexive.You should buy yourself a new set of luggage. A) Intensive. B) Reflexive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflexive. 51. What is the antecedent for the reflexive or intensive pronoun used?They themselves ate all the food. A) They. B) All. C) Ate. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They. 52. That is his cat. What type of pronoun is "his" ? A) Subject. B) Object. C) Possessive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Possessive. 53. What is the best translation of the sentence "Ego ipse de pecunia et senectute cogitabam." ? A) I myself was thinking about money and old age. B) I was thinking about money itself and old age. C) I was thinking about money and old age itself. D) I was thinking about money and old age themselves. E) I was thinking about my own money and old age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I myself was thinking about money and old age. 54. Tell how the red word is being used. We decided on our project for the unit among ourselves. A) Reflexive pronoun. B) Intensive pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflexive pronoun. 55. "All of this is why I've decided to leave himself for now and go to the favorite place of Sophia, Mirage, and Nicolett." Which word best replaces "himself" ? A) Him. B) No change. C) Themselves. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Him. 56. Is the highlighted pronoun reflexive or intensive? We bought ourselves pretzels at the fair on Friday. A) Reflexive. B) Intensive. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflexive. 57. Mrs. McDonough and Mrs. Whitty are proud of their students for knowing their pronouns! What type of pronoun is their? A) Personal. B) Reflexive. C) Intensive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal. 58. Identify the intensive pronoun in the sentence:They themselves completed the project. A) Completed. B) Projected themselves. C) Themselves. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Themselves. 59. Take care of ..... when you go cycling, boys. A) Themselves. B) Yourselves. C) Yourself. D) Himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yourselves. 60. Identify if the pronoun is reflexive or intensive. I bought myself a congratulatory prize. A) Intensive. B) Reflexive. 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