Read this sentence: "The mayor herself unlocked the museum doors." What job does "herself" do?

Read this sentence: "Devon taught himself to solder." What job does "himself" do?

Cross out "himself" in "The librarian himself repaired the torn atlas." What happens to the sentence?

"The chef himself carried the soup to our table." What does this wording tell a reader about the chef?

In "Marisol blamed herself for the missing keys," how would the meaning change if "herself" became "her"?

Which word correctly completes the sentence? "Ms. Alvarez, the principal, ___ handed out the science awards."

Which word correctly completes the sentence? "The seventh graders painted the mural ___, without help from the art teacher."

Which word correctly completes the sentence? "I fixed the bike chain ___ after watching a video twice."

"Marcus and myself went to the supply store." Which word should replace "myself"?

"The award was presented to Dara and myself." Which word should replace "myself"?

In "You should email the coach or myself before Friday," why is "myself" wrong?

"The astronauts themselves packed the rock samples." Why is "themselves" the right form here?

"Mr. Okafor herself repainted the bleachers." Which pronoun should replace "herself"?

In "The director herself edited every scene in the film," which noun does "herself" emphasize?

How does the meaning change from "Elena mailed the package herself" to "Elena mailed the package to herself"?

In "The queen herself opened the county fair," is "herself" intensive or reflexive, and why?

In "Theo cut himself on the broken glass," is "himself" intensive or reflexive, and why?

In "The letters themselves were never opened," is "themselves" intensive or reflexive, and why?

In "We introduced ourselves to the new neighbors," is "ourselves" intensive or reflexive, and why?

Cross out "himself" in "Lucas hurt himself during the fire drill." What happens to the sentence?

Which word correctly completes the sentence? "The referee ___ admitted that he had missed the foul."

Which word correctly completes the sentence? "You ___ signed the permission slip, so it counts."

Which word correctly completes the sentence? "We built the raised garden beds ___ over the weekend."

In "I built the shelf myself," what is "myself" doing?

Which sentence uses a -self pronoun to emphasize a noun rather than to receive the action?

"The machines themselves ran all night." What does this wording emphasize?

"The coach himself drove the bus." What does the word "himself" add to this sentence?

"The author herself replied to our class email." What does this tell a reader?

Which word correctly completes the sentence? "The song ___ is short, but the video for it runs ten minutes."

Which word correctly completes the sentence? "The twins wrapped every gift ___ before the party."

Which word correctly completes the sentence? "My uncle repaired the leaking roof ___ during the storm."

In "The coaches and myself reviewed the schedule," why is "myself" an error?

"The principal, Mr. Diaz, herself opened the gym." What is wrong with this sentence?

What does "The scientists themselves were surprised by the result" tell a reader?

In which sentence below could the -self pronoun be taken out without changing what happened?

In "Nora assembled the whole bookcase herself," what would moving "herself" to right after "Nora" do to the meaning?

"Priya and myself organized the food drive" uses the correct pronoun form.

In "The governor himself answered the phone," the word "himself" is the object of the verb "answered."

In "Amara reminded herself to water the plants," the sentence is incomplete without "herself," so the pronoun is reflexive.

In "The mayor herself opened the new library," the word "herself" comes right after the noun it emphasizes.