I, me, my, him, them there are other types of pronouns too. To view and print pdf files, you need the free acrobat reader. Like other pronouns, reflexive and intensive pronouns have different forms, depending on person and number. You must learn all the types of pronouns to use them in a better way in the text. This resource is part of a pronoun bundle check it out here. An intensive pronoun is almost identical to a reflexive pronoun. A personal pronoun refers to a specific person or thing by indicating. Reflexive pronouns are pronouns that end in self and selves. You should entertain yourselves today by making macaroni and cheese. Created using powtoon free sign up at create animated videos and animated presentations for free. Reflexive pronouns are objects that refer or reflect back to the subject.
That means that they do not need to refer to the subject. Lesson personal, reflexive and intensive pronouns a personal pronoun refers to the one speaking first person, the one spoken to second person, or the one spoken about third person. Created using powtoon free sign up at create animated videos and animat. Reflexive and intensive pronouns chapter covers the following. An intensive pronoun also known as an intensive reflexive. An intensive pronoun also known as an intensive reflexive pronoun is a word that intensifies a noun or noun phrase.
A list english pronouns list below is a list of english pronouns pronouns are words that are used as noun and noun phrase replacements. Relative pronouns make it possible to eliminate awkward repetition in writing. Intensive pronouns are personal pronouns that emphasize a noun or another pronoun. An intensive pronoun uses reflexive pronouns to add emphasis to the subject of. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Here are two sentences that show you how to use myself as a reflexive pronoun. Directions rewrite each sentence below, using a reflective. That means a class of pronouns beginning with the form of personal pronouns and ending with self selves. This resource provides an explanation for intensive and reflexive pronouns. The words myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves. Remember that subjects tell us whom or what a sentence is about. The seven types of pronouns are reflexive pronouns, intensive pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, interrogative pronouns, personal pronouns, reciprocal pronouns, and possessive pronouns.
Pronouns a pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. Reflexive sounds like reflection, the image in the mirror that bounces back at you. Reflexive pronouns exercise myself i cut myself ourselves we did it ourselves yourself help yourself yourselves help yourselves. We can also use reflexive pronouns for emphasis as intensive. Reflexive pronouns and intensive pronouns are kind of like identical twins. A reflexive pronoun can be used as the direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition in a sentence. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. Reflexive pronouns, which are objects and which refer to the same persons as the subjects of the verbs. Intensive pronouns are reflexive pronouns that are used to emphasize the subject or antecedent in a sentence, often in the sense of and not someone else. Introduction in english, the conceptual categories of reflexivity and intensification are. The intensivereflexive pronouns include myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves furthermore, an intensive pronoun is defined as a pronoun that ends in self or selves and places emphasis on its antecedent the difference between reflexive and intensive pronouns. Intensive pronouns usually go after the noun or pronoun. Exercise 1 a sarah and hannah can look after themselves.
A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach reflexive pronouns, shared by english language teachers. Reflexive and intensive a pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, a group of words acting as a noun, or another pronoun. Using pronouns clearly and correctly pronouns should agree in number generally, singular pronouns refer to singular nouns, and plural pronouns refer to plural nouns. Complicating things was the fact that reflexive and intensive pronouns are th. The cat stepped on my camera and took a picture of itself. Reflexive and intensive pronouns english grammar 101. Test reflexive and intensive free download as word doc. Reflexive pronouns myself first person singular yourself second person singular himself third person singular herself third person singular. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, a group of words acting as a noun, or.
An intensive pronoun also known as an intensive reflexive pronoun is a word that intensifies a noun. What is the pronoun in the sentence and is it reflexive or intensive. Help your students grasp this confusing concept with my intensive vs. Use standard forms of intensive pronouns and reflexive pronouns. Aug 5, 2018 learn about reflexive pronouns and intensive pronouns. Reflexive pronouns reflect an action back onto the subject of a verb or of an infinitiveor onto a possessive noun or pronounin the same sentence. If your class is studying intensive pronouns, this resource is for you. Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object are the same. Reflexive pronouns and intensive pronouns reflexive pronoun. His first three books of poetry were themselves not successful.
This product includes a reference page, intensive vs. An intensive pronoun emphasizes a preceding noun, which is often but not always the noun immediately before the pronoun. I burnt myself on the stove this morning correct i burnt me on the stove this morning incorrect. Recognize how reflexive pronouns indicate the noun they refer to. Personal pronouns are the most frequently used pronouns. Pronouns worksheets are free to download and easy to access in pdf format. Test reflexive and intensive pronoun syntactic relationships. Unit 5 reflexive and intensive pronouns, pages 104106 exercise 14 identifying reflexive and intensive pronouns identify the reflective and intensive pronouns in each of the following sentences and indicate whether each is reflexive or intensive i bought myself a new pair of sunglasses for our trip to the beach. Reflexive pronouns a reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and directs the action of the verb back to the subject. Reflexive pronouns reflexive pronouns are clear and easy. Lack of agreement can lead to awkwardness or confusion. A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. The girls gave themselves enough time to finish the project. When i walked into the room, the only person i saw and heard was joe.
Reflexive pronouns worksheet 1 supply the correct reflexive pronouns in the following. They can refer to any old noun or pronoun in the sentence. Reflexive pronoun each other complete the following sentence with each other or a suitable reflexive pronoun. In a sentence with a reflexive pronoun, the action of the verb returns to the subject. Pdf reflexive pronouns and other uses of selfforms in english. Reflexive pronouns are necessary to the meaning of a sentence. Reflexive and intensive pronouns practice print this page and then write your answers. Intensive pronouns are used to emphasize another noun or pronoun. A personal pronoun refers to a specific person or thing by indicating the person speaking the first person, the person being addressed the second person, or.
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, a group of words acting as a noun. A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun in the predicate of the sentence that refers you to the subject. We also see reflexive pronouns when we use intensive pronouns, which put an emphasis on the subject of the sentence by placing the reflexive pronoun right next to the subject of the sentence. Grammar worksheet all things grammar grammar focus reflexive pronouns level intermediate answer key my notes 1. Regardless of what the subject of a given sentence might be, its very likely that youll need to refer back to it or that youll want to give it. Reflexive and intensive pronouns myself yourself herself, himself, itself ourselves yourselves themselves 3. For this reason, intensive pronouns are sometimes called emphatic pronouns. Remember that pronouns replace nouns and noun phrases. They are used to call attention to another noun or pronoun example.
Reflexive and intensive sef forms peter siemund, georg maierand martin schweinherger 1. Singular plural 1st person myself ourselves reflexive examples. It is defined as a pronoun that ends in self or selves and places emphasis on its antecedent by referring back to another noun or pronoun used earlier in the sentence. Intensive pronouns look exactly the same as reflexive pronouns, but they are only used for emphasis. Complete with an essential question, vocabulary, teaching strategies, and an exit ticket, this lesson shows the difference between intensive pronouns and reflexive pronouns. You can tell when a word ending in self or selves is being used as an intensive pronoun because the sentence it is part of will not change in meaning significantly if you remove it. It also includes an exercise based on these two types of pronouns. Intensive pronouns emphasize a preceding noun or pronoun, and reflexive pronouns identify a previously named noun or pronoun as the one receiving the action.
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