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Intensive Pronoun Quiz (Level B1-B2) - Grammar Practice

⏱ Time: 07:30 📝 Questions: 15 📊 Level: B1, B2 📚 Type: Grammar ⭐ XP: up to +16 (on pass)

Preparing for an English exam? Practise Intensive Pronoun with 15 exercises at Level B1-B2. The questions mirror real exam formats — multiple choice, true/false, and matching — so you get familiar with the question styles while reviewing key grammar concepts.

⏱ You have 07:30 to answer 15 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Question 1: The director ___ approved the new policy, without asking anyone else.

Question 1 options
'himself' is correct because the subject 'The director' is singular and male, so the intensive pronoun must match in gender and number. 'herself' refers to a female subject, 'themselves' is plural, and 'itself' refers to non-human things.
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Question 2: We were surprised that the president ___ attended the small community meeting.

Question 2 options
'himself' is incorrect for a plural subject. 'ourselves' is correct because the intensive pronoun must match the plural subject 'We' in number and person. 'yourself' refers to second person and 'themselves' refers to a third-person plural subject.
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Question 3: An intensive pronoun can be removed from a sentence without changing the core meaning of that sentence.

Question 3 options
True because intensive pronouns are used only for emphasis. Unlike reflexive pronouns, which function as objects and are essential to the sentence, intensive pronouns are optional — removing them leaves the main meaning intact.
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Question 4: In which situation is an intensive pronoun used correctly?

Question 4 options
'The manager herself reviewed every report' uses 'herself' to add emphasis to the subject 'manager', which is the defining purpose of an intensive pronoun. The other options use pronouns as objects (reflexive use), not for emphasis on the subject.
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • prepared every dish
  • at the banquet
  • himself
  • The chef

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The correct order is 'The chef himself prepared every dish at the banquet' because the intensive pronoun 'himself' follows immediately after the noun 'chef' that it emphasizes, which is the standard placement for intensive pronouns.
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Question 6: Which sentence uses an intensive pronoun correctly?

Question 6 options
'She herself wrote the entire report' is correct because 'herself' immediately follows the subject 'She' and adds emphasis without being required by the verb. The other sentences use '-self' pronouns as objects of verbs (reflexive use), not for emphasis on the subject.
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Question 7: Student A: 'Who built that beautiful stone wall in your garden?' Student B: 'My grandfather ___ built it over fifty years ago. No one helped him at all.'

Question 7 options
'himself' is correct here because Student B is adding strong emphasis to the fact that the grandfather — and no one else — did all the work. This is the communicative function of an intensive pronoun: to stress the subject in context.
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Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses an intensive pronoun rather than a reflexive pronoun?

Question 8 options
'The students themselves chose the topic for their project' uses 'themselves' as an intensive pronoun to emphasize the subject, and the sentence still makes complete sense if 'themselves' is removed. In all other options, the '-self' pronoun functions as a necessary object, making it reflexive.
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Question 9: Put the words/sentences in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • yourself
  • You
  • for this decision
  • must take responsibility

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The correct order is 'You yourself must take responsibility for this decision' because the intensive pronoun 'yourself' directly follows the subject pronoun 'You' to add emphasis, and 'must take responsibility for this decision' completes the predicate.
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Question 10: The scientist was proud because she ___ had discovered a solution that no one else had found before.

Question 10 options
'herself' is correct because it is the intensive pronoun matching the third-person singular female subject 'she', and it emphasizes that she — not anyone else — made the discovery. 'itself' is for non-human subjects, 'yourself' is second person, and 'myself' is first person.
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Question 11: Which statement about intensive pronouns is true?

Question 11 options
Intensive pronouns must agree in number and gender with the noun or pronoun they refer to. For example, 'himself' must be used with a singular male antecedent. They do not have to be placed at the end of the sentence, they are not required for the sentence to be complete, and they do not replace the subject.
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Question 12: Original: 'No one else cooked the meal — the children did it alone.' Transformed: 'The children ___ cooked the entire meal without any help.'

Question 12 options
'themselves' correctly completes the transformation because the subject 'The children' is third-person plural, so the intensive pronoun must also be plural. 'himself' and 'herself' are singular, and 'yourself' is second person.
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Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct grammar label.

Question 13 options
I myself checked every answer before submitting the test.
She cut herself while chopping vegetables in the kitchen.
The team themselves decided to work overtime to meet the deadline.
He blamed himself for the mistake that caused the delay.
Reflexive pronoun — object of the verb
Intensive pronoun — first person singular emphasis
Reflexive pronoun — indirect object of the verb
Intensive pronoun — third person plural emphasis

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Intensive pronouns emphasize a subject or antecedent and can be removed without changing meaning. Reflexive pronouns act as objects and cannot be removed. The pronoun must always agree in person, number, and gender with its antecedent.
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Question 14: An intensive pronoun must always appear immediately after the noun or pronoun it emphasizes, and placing it elsewhere in the sentence is always incorrect.

Question 14 options
False because while intensive pronouns most commonly follow directly after their antecedent, they can also appear at the end of a sentence. For example, 'He repaired the car himself' is also grammatically correct with 'himself' at the end.
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Question 15: Which sentence uses an intensive pronoun to express that something was done personally and surprisingly, with no outside help?

Question 15 options
'The CEO herself answered my email within minutes' uses 'herself' as an intensive pronoun to convey surprise and personal involvement — emphasizing that the CEO, not an assistant, responded. The other options either use reflexive pronouns as objects or describe habitual/general actions without the element of personal emphasis.