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Does the sentence you took care of ourselves have a reflexive or intensive pronoun?

The sentence "You took care of yourselves" uses a reflexive pronoun, "yourselves".

Here's why:

* Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence, indicating that the action is performed by the subject upon themselves. In this case, "you" are taking care of "yourselves."

* Intensive pronouns emphasize the subject, but they are not essential to the meaning of the sentence. For example, "You yourself took care of the problem" - the sentence would still make sense without "yourself".

In this example, "yourselves" is necessary to complete the meaning and show that the action is directed back to the subject.

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