Grammar Chapter 2: Pronouns (Part 2)

1. Grammar Chapter 2: Pronouns (Part 2) Pronouns: Reflexive, intensive, demonstrative

2. Reflexive and intensive Pronouns • Reflexive pronoun—refers to the subject & functions as a complement or object of a preposition • Intensive pronoun—emphasizes a noun or another pronoun • Ex 1: Identify the pronouns(s) in the sentences and the antecedent for each (or “unidentified”). Identify each as personal, reflexive or intensive. • The British explorer Sir Richard Burton himself wrote many books about his adventures in Africa. • What is the first pronoun in the sentence? • Himself • What kind or pronoun is it? • Himself—intensive • What is the antecedent? • Himself—intensive/Sir Richard Burton • Is there another pronoun? If so, what? • Himself—intensive/Sir Richard Burton • His—personal/Sir Richard Burton

3. Reflexive and intensive Pronouns • Now do numbers 4, 6, & 7 in your group. • 4. Matthew Henson prided himself on being part of the first expedition to reach the North Pole. • himself—reflexive/Matthew Henson • 6. I myself just read about the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman’s voyages on the South Seas. • I—personal/unidentified • Myself—intensive/I • 7. Lewis and Clark surely considered themselves lucky to have Sacagawea, a Shoshone woman, as their guide. • Themselves—reflexive—Lewis, Clark • Their—personal—Lewis, Clark

4. Demonstrative &Interrogative proNouns • Demonstrative pronoun—points out a person, place, thing, or idea • Interrogative pronoun—introduces a question • Ex 2: Identify the demonstrative and interrogative pronouns in the following sentences. • 4. That is an amazing sight! • What is the pronoun and what kind? • 4. That—demonstrative • Now, in your groups, do numbers 9 & 10.

5. Demonstrative &Interrogative proNouns • 9. Who told me mustangs are descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish? • 9. who—interrogative • 10. Horses like these roamed wild over Texas and other western states in the 1800s. • 10. these—demonstrative