All Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #21 : Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts
Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion for the following sentence.
The Prime Minister herself attended the ceremony.
hers
NO CHANGE
herselves
sheself
NO CHANGE
Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.
The intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.
Example Question #22 : Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts
Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion for the following sentence.
Babies are able to feed thereselves after about a year.
themselves
NO CHANGE
theyself
theyselves
themselves
Explanation: Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.
The intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.
Example Question #23 : Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts
Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion for the following sentence.
I gave mineself plenty of time to get to school today.
NO CHANGE
me
myself
I
myself
Explanation: Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.
The intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.