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Intensive

Intensive pronouns are identical to reflexive pronouns in form

Instead of functioning as the object of a verb, they serve to emphasize or reiterate the subject’s role in the verb’s action.

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Examples

I checked over these documents myself.

Myself is used to emphasize the subject I. 

It indicates that the speaker personally took the action of checking the documents, highlighting their direct involvement.

The president himself will be in attendance.

Himself emphasizes that it is indeed the president, personally, who will be present.

This usage adds weight to the statement, suggesting the importance of the president's attendance, and underscores that it is not just someone representing him but the president himself.

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