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Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns. Essential Question. What is the difference between Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns?. Reflexive Pronouns. A reflexive pronoun refers to a noun or another pronoun and indicates that the same person is involved.
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Essential Question What is the difference between Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns?
Reflexive Pronouns A reflexive pronoun refers to a noun or another pronoun and indicates that the same person is involved. The women found herself a book of folktales. Reflexive pronoun
Intensive Pronouns An intensive pronoun is a pronoun that adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun already named. George himself bought a copy of American Tall Tales. Intensive pronoun
Reflexive and Intensive • Reflexive and intensive pronouns have identical forms but different functions.
Reflexive and Intensive • A Reflexive pronoun is part of the basic grammar of the sentence, it cannot be deleted Artemis outdid herself during the hunt. Cannot be deleted
Reflexive and Intensive • Intensive pronouns are added to a sentence for emphasis and can be deleted without changing the grammar of the sentence. Artemis herself led the hunt. Artemis led the hunt.
Summary What is the difference between a reflexive and intensive pronoun? A reflexive pronoun is essential to the sentence and cannot be deleted. An intensive pronoun is used for emphasis and can be deleted
Reflexive and Intensive • I bought myself a Ferrari. • I myself bought a Ferrari with my report card money. Reflexive Intensive
Reflexive and intensive NO-NO Rules: • Never use a reflexive or intensive pronoun as the subject of a sentence or as the object of a verb or preposition. • Never use hisself for himself or theirselves for themselves.
Reflexive and intensive • I bought (me, myself) a book about Paul Bunyan. • (He, himself) is a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods. • The students bought (theirselves, themselves) a copy of the tales.
Reflexive and intensive • Paul Bunyan (he, himself) has a good sense of humor. • My friends and (I, myself) find the legend amusing. • The giant blue ox, Babe, makes (it, itself) Bunyan’s friend.
The End Assignment: Page 405 Exercise 20 1-20