Answer:
I’m kicking myself for eating that overripe fruit - reflexive pronoun
He himself asked me to send him an invitation - intensive pronoun
She busied herself with signing the documents - reflexive pronoun
I myself was surprised to see him back so early - intensive pronoun
Explanation:
While intensive and reflexive pronouns both include myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves, these two types of pronouns are used in different situations.
Intensive pronouns are pronouns which add emphasis to a certain statement. As in second sentence given above - "He himself asked me...." We already have the subject of the sentence, but the pronoun 'himself' places emphasis on it. Reflexive pronouns are used when the object and the subject of the sentence are the same. For instance, '"She busied herself with signing the documents."
Answer:
I’m kicking myself for eating that overripe fruit: the reflexive pronoun
He himself asked me to send him an invitation: intensive pronoun
She busied herself with signing the documents: the reflexive pronoun
I myself was surprised to see him back so early: intensive pronoun
Explanation:
Another way to know whether these sentences are reflexive or intensive pronouns is that with reflexive pronouns you may take out the word with self at the end and the sentence will not make sense, but with intensive pronouns, you can take out the word that ends with self and the sentence will still make sense.
Example:
I’m kicking myself for eating that overripe fruit: the reflexive pronoun because if you take out myself the sentence will no longer make sense
He himself asked me to send him an invitation: intensive pronoun because if you take out himself the sentence will still make sense.
