Grade 6 · Reading & language

Use an intensive pronoun for emphasis

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Add emphasis: The machine ___ was undamaged.

  1. themselves
  2. itself
  3. ourselves
  4. myself
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itself

Itself refers back to the singular machine and adds emphasis.

A little hint: An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or pronoun; removing it leaves the core sentence complete.

An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or pronoun; removing it leaves the core sentence complete.

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