PRONOUNS, PRONOUNS, PRONOUNS, PRONOUNS, & MORE PRONOUNS….& MORE PRONOUNS….

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Reflexive & Intensive Pronouns

What is the difference?

Reflexive PronounReflexive Pronoun: refers to the subject and functions as a complement or an object of a preposition.

**Hint…Reflexive Refers, or Reflects back to the subject/Reflexive Reflects or Refers!

Intensive PronounIntensive Pronoun: emphasizes a noun or another pronoun.

**Hint…Intensive Intensifies…don’t need it!

DEFINITIONSDEFINITIONS……

                               

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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.

**Notice…if you take out the reflexive

pronoun, the sentence doesn’t make sense.

REFLEXIVE EXAMPLESREFLEXIVE EXAMPLES::

Sentences with Intensive PronounsSentences with Intensive Pronouns:Cara designed the costumes herself for the movie Twilight.

I myself sold more than 50 tickets for the movie.

**Notice…you don’t have to use the **Notice…you don’t have to use the intensive pronoun; it just helps intensive pronoun; it just helps

intensify the nounintensify the noun..

****ExamplesExamples: myself, herself, himself, : myself, herself, himself, ourselvesourselves

Let’s 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.

2. William Shakespeare of England himself began working as a valet outside of the theater before he worked his way into the theater.

4. Shakespeare prided himself on being born in England.

3. Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare’s wife) should consider herself a lucky woman!

PronounPronoun: himself : himself TypeType: intensive: intensive

PronounPronoun: himself : himself TypeType: intensive: intensive

PronounPronoun: herself : herself TypeType: reflexive: reflexive

PronounPronoun: himself : himself TypeType: reflexive: reflexive

Let’s ReviewLet’s Review……Q: What is an Intensive Pronoun?Q: What is an Intensive Pronoun?

A: It Intensifies or emphasizes a noun or another pronoun.

Q: What is a Reflexive Pronoun?

A:It refers back to the subject and doesn’t make sense if taken out.

Now you know 2 Now you know 2 more pronouns!!!more pronouns!!!

5 More Pronouns 5 More Pronouns to Go!!!to Go!!!

Hang in there!Hang in there!

Demonstrative, Relative, Demonstrative, Relative, Interrogative, Indefinite, & Interrogative, Indefinite, &

PersonalPersonal

Demonstrative Pronouns…Demonstrative Pronouns…

DefinitionDefinition: It points out or DEMONSTRATES a noun.

SentenceSentence: : TheseThese are the are the names in homeroom.names in homeroom.

ExamplesExamples: *this, : *this, *that, *these, *those*that, *these, *those

HintHint: demonstrates!: demonstrates!

Interrogative Pronouns…Interrogative Pronouns…

                       

                      

                       

                      

                       

                      

                       

                      

                       

                      

                       

                      

                       

                      

                       

                      

                       

                      

An An Interrogative PronounInterrogative Pronoun introduces a questionintroduces a question

ExamplesExamples: *what, : *what, *which, *who, *which, *who, *whom, *whose*whom, *whose

Can you think of 1 Can you think of 1 in a sentence?in a sentence?

WhoWho is your favorite teacher?

HintHint: Interrogate : Interrogate means to question!means to question!

Relative PronounsRelative Pronouns::

Introduce a subordinate clauseIntroduce a subordinate clause

““Wait…what’s a Wait…what’s a subordinate clause?”subordinate clause?”

““A subordinate clause is one A subordinate clause is one that cannot stand alone…not a that cannot stand alone…not a complete sentence itself.”complete sentence itself.”

ExamplesExamples: that, which, who, : that, which, who, whom, whosewhom, whose

Sentence: My English teacher, Sentence: My English teacher, whowho now lives in St. Clairsville now lives in St. Clairsville, is , is from Wooster, Ohio.from Wooster, Ohio.

                         

                    

                       

          

““Hey, that’s a Hey, that’s a subordinate clause!”subordinate clause!”

Making “who” the relative pronoun.Making “who” the relative pronoun.

HintHint: Introduce me to your relative…: Introduce me to your relative…

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS:INDEFINITE PRONOUNS:

““Um…yea, not Um…yea, not so sure….”so sure….” That’s exactly right!!!That’s exactly right!!!

An An indefinite pronounindefinite pronoun: refers to a noun that : refers to a noun that may or may not be specifically named.may or may not be specifically named.

ExamplesExamples: all, another, everyone, nothing, other, all, another, everyone, nothing, other, several, much, many, something, anyone, etc.several, much, many, something, anyone, etc.

We’re not sure how many any of those words are!!! We’re not sure how many any of those words are!!! That’s why they’re That’s why they’re IndefiniteIndefinite Pronouns! Pronouns!

HintHint: Not definite = : Not definite = Not SureNot Sure

SentenceSentence: Everyone came to the game.: Everyone came to the game.

Personal PronounsPersonal PronounsDefinitionDefinition: Refers to the one : Refers to the one speaking….speaking….

ExamplesExamples::

11stst Person Person: I, me, mine, we, us, our, ours

22ndnd Person Person: you, your, yours

33rdrd Person Person: he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs

Sentence:Last spring, I visited my relatives.

Hint:Personal refers to a person

1. That is the one I have a crush on.

Name the pronoun and tell what type it is.Name the pronoun and tell what type it is.

PrnPrn: that TypeType: Demonstrative

2. None of the cafeteria food is good. PrnPrn: none TypeType: Indefinite

3. I told my sister myself that she should stay out of my room. Prn: myself TypeType: Intensive

4. The rooster, which has no tail, came to my farm. PrnPrn: which Type:Type: Relative

5. We 8th graders like to think of ourselves as good examples. PrnPrn: ourselves Type:Type: Reflexive

6. She went to the mall to buy some new jeans. PrnPrn: she TypeType: Personal

7. Who is the new band out? Prn:Prn: who TypeType: Interrogative

                         

                    

                       

       

                         

                    

                         

                    

                       

               

                       

                

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WE’RE DONE!!!!”WE’RE DONE!!!!”

                           

                  

You’re 7 Pronouns Smarter!!!You’re 7 Pronouns Smarter!!!