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Read the sentence.


The band members came to the hospital to visit a sick fan.


Which intensive pronoun would emphasize the subject band members in the sentence?

Ahimself
Bitself
Ctheirselves
Dthemselves

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The intensive pronoun that would emphasize the subject band members in the sentence is "themselves". Intensive pronouns are similar to reflexive pronouns but they are different in terms of their function. The first ones are used to emphasize the subject or antecedent of a sentence. Usually, you'll find the intensive pronoun right after the noun or pronoun they modify. This is the case with this sentence: The band members themselves came to the hospital to visit a sick fan.

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Answer: D - themselves.

 The band members can be represented by the pronoun they, and the reflexive pronoun corresponding is themselves. In this case the reflexive pronoun is not being used to show that the subject and the object are the same, but to emphasise the subject 'The band members' (they): The band leaders themselves came to the hospital to visit a sick fan.

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