Reflexive
evixelfeR
d
an
INTENSIVE
Pronouns
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her
self
yourself
himself
Pronouns that end in ‐self or ‐selves are
either reflexive or intensive.
ou
yourselves
rse
lve
s
t
s
e
lv
e
s
m
e
h
2
Reflexive Pronouns:
refers back to the
subject (like a mirror
reflects your image)
directs the action of the
verb back to the subject.
s:
e
l
mp
.
n
o
a
Ex
pr
The winners considered themselves
lucky.
.
n
o
r
p
How do you prepare yourself for a game?
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Intensive pronouns:
emphasizes the noun or pronoun that
is immediately before it.
.
:
s
n
e
o
l
p
r
p
am
x
E
I myself will go to the party on Sunday.
.
n
o
r
p
The players themselves designed their
uniforms.
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Notice that when you drop the
intensive pronoun, the sentence still
makes sense.
The girls themselves will go to the party.
The girls will go to the party.
Dropping the reflexive pronoun causes
the sentence to sometimes not make
sense.
How can The winners considered themselves lucky.
The winners considered lucky.
you look at yourself in the mirror if you are not there?
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Use the small white board to identify the pronouns as reflexive or intensive by writing either a R for reflexive or a I for intensive.
My sister, Emily, never pictured herself playing team sports. _______
Now Emmy herself admits that her best friends are her soccer teammates. _______
The players have to get themselves in step with the team. _______
One player can't win a match all by himself or herself! _______
Pro athletes themselves enourage young people to join teams. _______
As a teen, pro basketball player, Cynthia Cooper, found herself imitating how the pros
played. _______
She herself didn't try out for a team until she was 16. ________
Team players think of others besides themselves. _________
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Activity:
Stand in a circle with your pencil. As we read through the
following story, listen for reflexive and intensive pronouns. When
you hear a reflexive pronoun, pass your pencil to the right.
When you hear an intensive pronoun, pass your pencil to the
left.
The Jonas Brothers themselves are coming to OKC! I'm so excited! My sister, Sara, has gotten tickets. We are going by ourselves. She is going to wear a dress herself, but I am going to wear jeans. I'm going to give myself plenty of time to get ready. It's going to be so fun; you should get yourself some tickets. My dad himself will drive us there. During the concert, I probably won't sit in the seat itself. I'll be jumping around a lot! I can't wait to see Nick himself sing and play. He is so amazing. I myself melt when I see him. After the breath­
taking show, we will treat ourselves to pizza. We will talk about the Jonas Brothers all night. My dad himself will be annoyed, but I don't care! The concert will be worth talking about forever itself!
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Now let's practice
some more with a
written practice
page!
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