Reflexive & Intensive Pronouns

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PRONOUNS, PRONOUNS, MORE PRONOUNS.
AAHHH!! HOW MANY CAN THERE BE?
7 To Be Exact!!!!
Better Take Some Notes!!!
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Reflexive Intensive Pronouns

• What is the difference?

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DEFINITIONS
Reflexive Pronoun refers to the subject and
functions as a complement or an object of a
preposition. HintReflexive Refers, or Reflects
back to the subject/Reflexive Reflects or Refers!
Intensive Pronoun emphasizes a noun or another
pronoun. HintIntensive Intensifiesdont need
it!
Write whats in black!
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REFLEXIVE EXAMPLES
The football players considered themselves
warriors. Carson earned a reward for himself.
The cheerleader is acting like herself
again. The spectators feel like treating
themselves by getting some popcorn.
Noticeif you take out the reflexive pronoun,
the sentence doesnt make sense.
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Sentences with Intensive Pronouns Cara designed
the costumes herself for the movie Twilight. I
myself sold more than 50 tickets for the movie.
Noticeyou dont have to use the intensive
pronoun it just helps intensify the noun.
Examples myself, herself, himself, ourselves
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Lets Try Some!!! Tell what the pronoun is and
whether it is reflexive or intensive and why.
1. The great playwright William Shakespeare
himself wrote many tragedies, comedies, and poems.
Pronoun himself Type intensive
2. William Shakespeare of England himself began
working as a valet outside of the theater before
he worked his way into the theater.
Pronoun himself Type intensive
3. Anne Hathaway (Shakespeares wife) should
consider herself a lucky woman!
Pronoun herself Type reflexive
4. Shakespeare prided himself on being born in
England.
Pronoun himself Type reflexive
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Lets Review
Q What is an Intensive Pronoun?
A It Intensifies or emphasizes a noun or another
pronoun.
Q What is a Reflexive Pronoun?
AIt refers back to the subject and doesnt make
sense if taken out.
Now you know 2 more pronouns!!!
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5 More Pronouns to Go!!!
Hang in there!
Demonstrative, Relative, Interrogative,
Indefinite, Personal
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Demonstrative Pronouns
Definition It points out or DEMONSTRATES a noun.
Examples this, that, these, those
Sentence These are the names in homeroom.
Hint demonstrates!
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Interrogative Pronouns
An Interrogative Pronoun introduces a question
Examples what, which, who, whom, whose
Hint Interrogate means to question!
Can you think of 1 in a sentence?
Who is your favorite teacher?
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Relative Pronouns Introduce a subordinate clause
Waitwhats a subordinate clause?
A subordinate clause is one that cannot stand
alonenot a complete sentence itself.
Examples that, which, who, whom, whose
Sentence My English teacher, who now lives in
St. Clairsville, is from Wooster, Ohio.
Hey, thats a subordinate clause!
Making who the relative pronoun.
Hint Introduce me to your relative
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INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
Sentence Everyone came to the game.
Umyea, not so sure.
Thats exactly right!!!
Hint Not definite Not Sure
An indefinite pronoun refers to a noun that may
or may not be specifically named.
Examples all, another, everyone, nothing, other,
several, much, many, something, anyone, etc.
Were not sure how many any of those words are!!!
Thats why theyre Indefinite Pronouns!
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Personal Pronouns
Definition Refers to the one speaking.
Examples 1st Person I, me, mine, we, us, our,
ours 2nd Person you, your, yours 3rd Person he,
him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them,
their, theirs
HintPersonal refers to a person
SentenceLast spring, I visited my relatives.
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Lets See Your Pronoun Proficiency!
Name the pronoun and tell what type it is.
1. That is the one I have a crush on.
Prn that Type Demonstrative
2. None of the cafeteria food is good.
Prn none Type Indefinite
3. I told my sister myself that she should stay
out of my room.
Prn myself Type Intensive
Prn which Type Relative
4. The rooster, which has no tail, came to my
farm.
5. We 8th graders like to think of ourselves as
good examples.
Prn ourselves Type Reflexive
6. She went to the mall to buy some new jeans.
Prn she Type Personal
7. Who is the new band out?
Prn who Type Interrogative
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WWHHEWW!!! WERE DONE!!!!
Youre 7 Pronouns Smarter!!!