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sound formal but not doing a very good job of it.
■ Bad: Sarah and myself filed a police report.
■ Good: Sarah and I filed a police report.
■ Bad: They gave Tom and myself an official reprimand.
■ Good: They gave Tom and me an official reprimand.
10.5.2 INTENSIVE PRONOUNS
Intensive pronouns add emphasis but do not act as the object of the verb. They
can appear after the subject, or after the subject’s clause.
■ I myself am a great cook.
■ You told him yourself that he wasn’t allowed at the party.
■ Adam himself must do the reading in order to learn.
■ Even the astronomer herself couldn’t explain the bright lights in the
sky.
■ I saw the missing boat itself pull into the harbor.
■ We intend to do all the work ourselves.
■ You yourselves are responsible for this mess.
■ They themselves said they weren’t bothered by the noise.
10.6 Relative Pronouns
Relative pronouns introduce relative clauses. They help make clear what is
being talked about. They also tell us more about the subject or the object.
Subject Object Possession Uncertainty
which which whose whichever
that that
who whom whose whoever/whomever/whosever
