The concept we are discussing today is a stubborn one: that of intensive pronouns. Or is it that many are adamant in the way they mishandle it? The fact is that although we might have approached it in different ways, this is surely not the first time we are treating it. I hope we will be able to tame the error associated with the topic today.The grammatical mishap lies in using intensive pronouns — myself, himself, herself, yourself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves — as subjects or objects of the verb. This is wrong because they lack the capacity to play the role. Their function is to emphasise the nouns or pronouns they work with. As a result, they are also called emphatic pronouns. They usually appear after the subjects or objects they sort of modify.Here are examples of sentences where they are wrongly used:Myself and my sister ate rice.Mum and myself will go tomorrow.Himself and Tade have a meeting.Yourself and the twins are to blame.I don’t know why they are looking for my dad and myself.They greeted my mum and myself.I saw Tade and himself. Extend my greetings to the twins and herself.Emphasising nouns or pronouns As indicated earlier, the function of intensive/emphatic pronouns is to emphasise a noun or pronoun in a clause or sentence. This suggests that they are adjectival in orientation, though they are not categorised as such.. Here are the elements in their correct contexts:I myself swept the floor.I swept the floor myself.He himself must do the work.Related NewsFarmers hail northern govs’ move to tackle insecurityBuni will complete ongoing projects before leaving office – GojeAdeleke demands visa ban for APC chieftains, party faults govHe must do the work himself.You yourself should know that things are not unfolding well.They themselves should say if they have done the needful.As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. The grammatical mishap lies in using intensive pronouns — myself, himself, herself, yourself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves — as subjects or objects of the verb. This is wrong because they lack the capacity to play the role. Their function is to emphasise the nouns or pronouns they work with. As a result, they are also called emphatic pronouns. They usually appear after the subjects or objects they sort of modify.Here are examples of sentences where they are wrongly used:Myself and my sister ate rice.Mum and myself will go tomorrow.Himself and Tade have a meeting.Yourself and the twins are to blame.I don’t know why they are looking for my dad and myself.They greeted my mum and myself.I saw Tade and himself. Extend my greetings to the twins and herself.Emphasising nouns or pronouns As indicated earlier, the function of intensive/emphatic pronouns is to emphasise a noun or pronoun in a clause or sentence. This suggests that they are adjectival in orientation, though they are not categorised as such.. Here are the elements in their correct contexts:I myself swept the floor.I swept the floor myself.He himself must do the work.Related NewsFarmers hail northern govs’ move to tackle insecurityBuni will complete ongoing projects before leaving office – GojeAdeleke demands visa ban for APC chieftains, party faults govHe must do the work himself.You yourself should know that things are not unfolding well.They themselves should say if they have done the needful.As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. Here are examples of sentences where they are wrongly used:Myself and my sister ate rice.Mum and myself will go tomorrow.Himself and Tade have a meeting.Yourself and the twins are to blame.I don’t know why they are looking for my dad and myself.They greeted my mum and myself.I saw Tade and himself. Extend my greetings to the twins and herself.Emphasising nouns or pronouns As indicated earlier, the function of intensive/emphatic pronouns is to emphasise a noun or pronoun in a clause or sentence. This suggests that they are adjectival in orientation, though they are not categorised as such.. Here are the elements in their correct contexts:I myself swept the floor.I swept the floor myself.He himself must do the work.Related NewsFarmers hail northern govs’ move to tackle insecurityBuni will complete ongoing projects before leaving office – GojeAdeleke demands visa ban for APC chieftains, party faults govHe must do the work himself.You yourself should know that things are not unfolding well.They themselves should say if they have done the needful.As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. Myself and my sister ate rice.Mum and myself will go tomorrow.Himself and Tade have a meeting.Yourself and the twins are to blame.I don’t know why they are looking for my dad and myself.They greeted my mum and myself.I saw Tade and himself. Extend my greetings to the twins and herself.Emphasising nouns or pronouns As indicated earlier, the function of intensive/emphatic pronouns is to emphasise a noun or pronoun in a clause or sentence. This suggests that they are adjectival in orientation, though they are not categorised as such.. Here are the elements in their correct contexts:I myself swept the floor.I swept the floor myself.He himself must do the work.Related NewsFarmers hail northern govs’ move to tackle insecurityBuni will complete ongoing projects before leaving office – GojeAdeleke demands visa ban for APC chieftains, party faults govHe must do the work himself.You yourself should know that things are not unfolding well.They themselves should say if they have done the needful.As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. Mum and myself will go tomorrow.Himself and Tade have a meeting.Yourself and the twins are to blame.I don’t know why they are looking for my dad and myself.They greeted my mum and myself.I saw Tade and himself. Extend my greetings to the twins and herself.Emphasising nouns or pronouns As indicated earlier, the function of intensive/emphatic pronouns is to emphasise a noun or pronoun in a clause or sentence. This suggests that they are adjectival in orientation, though they are not categorised as such.. Here are the elements in their correct contexts:I myself swept the floor.I swept the floor myself.He himself must do the work.Related NewsFarmers hail northern govs’ move to tackle insecurityBuni will complete ongoing projects before leaving office – GojeAdeleke demands visa ban for APC chieftains, party faults govHe must do the work himself.You yourself should know that things are not unfolding well.They themselves should say if they have done the needful.As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. Himself and Tade have a meeting.Yourself and the twins are to blame.I don’t know why they are looking for my dad and myself.They greeted my mum and myself.I saw Tade and himself. Extend my greetings to the twins and herself.Emphasising nouns or pronouns As indicated earlier, the function of intensive/emphatic pronouns is to emphasise a noun or pronoun in a clause or sentence. This suggests that they are adjectival in orientation, though they are not categorised as such.. Here are the elements in their correct contexts:I myself swept the floor.I swept the floor myself.He himself must do the work.Related NewsFarmers hail northern govs’ move to tackle insecurityBuni will complete ongoing projects before leaving office – GojeAdeleke demands visa ban for APC chieftains, party faults govHe must do the work himself.You yourself should know that things are not unfolding well.They themselves should say if they have done the needful.As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. Yourself and the twins are to blame.I don’t know why they are looking for my dad and myself.They greeted my mum and myself.I saw Tade and himself. Extend my greetings to the twins and herself.Emphasising nouns or pronouns As indicated earlier, the function of intensive/emphatic pronouns is to emphasise a noun or pronoun in a clause or sentence. This suggests that they are adjectival in orientation, though they are not categorised as such.. Here are the elements in their correct contexts:I myself swept the floor.I swept the floor myself.He himself must do the work.Related NewsFarmers hail northern govs’ move to tackle insecurityBuni will complete ongoing projects before leaving office – GojeAdeleke demands visa ban for APC chieftains, party faults govHe must do the work himself.You yourself should know that things are not unfolding well.They themselves should say if they have done the needful.As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. I don’t know why they are looking for my dad and myself.They greeted my mum and myself.I saw Tade and himself. Extend my greetings to the twins and herself.Emphasising nouns or pronouns As indicated earlier, the function of intensive/emphatic pronouns is to emphasise a noun or pronoun in a clause or sentence. This suggests that they are adjectival in orientation, though they are not categorised as such.. Here are the elements in their correct contexts:I myself swept the floor.I swept the floor myself.He himself must do the work.Related NewsFarmers hail northern govs’ move to tackle insecurityBuni will complete ongoing projects before leaving office – GojeAdeleke demands visa ban for APC chieftains, party faults govHe must do the work himself.You yourself should know that things are not unfolding well.They themselves should say if they have done the needful.As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. They greeted my mum and myself.I saw Tade and himself. Extend my greetings to the twins and herself.Emphasising nouns or pronouns As indicated earlier, the function of intensive/emphatic pronouns is to emphasise a noun or pronoun in a clause or sentence. This suggests that they are adjectival in orientation, though they are not categorised as such.. Here are the elements in their correct contexts:I myself swept the floor.I swept the floor myself.He himself must do the work.Related NewsFarmers hail northern govs’ move to tackle insecurityBuni will complete ongoing projects before leaving office – GojeAdeleke demands visa ban for APC chieftains, party faults govHe must do the work himself.You yourself should know that things are not unfolding well.They themselves should say if they have done the needful.As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. I saw Tade and himself. Extend my greetings to the twins and herself.Emphasising nouns or pronouns As indicated earlier, the function of intensive/emphatic pronouns is to emphasise a noun or pronoun in a clause or sentence. This suggests that they are adjectival in orientation, though they are not categorised as such.. Here are the elements in their correct contexts:I myself swept the floor.I swept the floor myself.He himself must do the work.Related NewsFarmers hail northern govs’ move to tackle insecurityBuni will complete ongoing projects before leaving office – GojeAdeleke demands visa ban for APC chieftains, party faults govHe must do the work himself.You yourself should know that things are not unfolding well.They themselves should say if they have done the needful.As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. Emphasising nouns or pronouns As indicated earlier, the function of intensive/emphatic pronouns is to emphasise a noun or pronoun in a clause or sentence. This suggests that they are adjectival in orientation, though they are not categorised as such.. Here are the elements in their correct contexts:I myself swept the floor.I swept the floor myself.He himself must do the work.Related NewsFarmers hail northern govs’ move to tackle insecurityBuni will complete ongoing projects before leaving office – GojeAdeleke demands visa ban for APC chieftains, party faults govHe must do the work himself.You yourself should know that things are not unfolding well.They themselves should say if they have done the needful.As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. I myself swept the floor.I swept the floor myself.He himself must do the work.Related NewsFarmers hail northern govs’ move to tackle insecurityBuni will complete ongoing projects before leaving office – GojeAdeleke demands visa ban for APC chieftains, party faults govHe must do the work himself.You yourself should know that things are not unfolding well.They themselves should say if they have done the needful.As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. I swept the floor myself.He himself must do the work.Related NewsFarmers hail northern govs’ move to tackle insecurityBuni will complete ongoing projects before leaving office – GojeAdeleke demands visa ban for APC chieftains, party faults govHe must do the work himself.You yourself should know that things are not unfolding well.They themselves should say if they have done the needful.As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. He himself must do the work.Related NewsFarmers hail northern govs’ move to tackle insecurityBuni will complete ongoing projects before leaving office – GojeAdeleke demands visa ban for APC chieftains, party faults govHe must do the work himself.You yourself should know that things are not unfolding well.They themselves should say if they have done the needful.As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. He must do the work himself.You yourself should know that things are not unfolding well.They themselves should say if they have done the needful.As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. You yourself should know that things are not unfolding well.They themselves should say if they have done the needful.As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. They themselves should say if they have done the needful.As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. As useful as the intensive pronouns may be in such structures, however, they are not indispensable. This means that we can remove them from the structures and the sentences will still stand: I myself swept the floor. (With the intensive pronoun.) I swept the floor. (Without it. Yet, the sentence is complete.) He must do the work himself. He must do the work.Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. Back to the errorHaving established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. Having established the correct way of using the intensive pronouns, we can now emphasise the way not to. Do not use them as subjects or objects of the verb:Myself is not happy about the loss. (Wrong)I am not happy about the loss. (Correct)I myself am not happy about the loss. (Correct)Himself and his dad must do the work. (Wrong)He must do the work. (Correct)He himself must do the work. (Correct)To be continued. 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