Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

2. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns • Reflexive = refer to the same person or thing as the subject and usually function as objects • Intensive = emphasize noun and function as an appositive

3. Find the pronoun and identify it as reflexive or intensive. If the pronoun is reflexive, identify its function. If the pronoun is intensive, write the word it intensifies. • Sometimes, a young person may humble herself and give to others. • At age sixteen, Betsy Dowdy gave herself a chance to help the American cause during the Revolutionary War. • The British soldiers themselves had been attacking in nearby areas and causing great destruction, and they were headed toward Betsy’s home. • Ignoring the danger, Betsy steeled herself and successfully rode fifty miles to warn a nearby American general. • Because of the warning, the general’s men themselves defeated the British. Wednesday, Nov. 13

4. Indefinite Pronouns • Do not have antecedents • Always singular • any-, every-, no-, some- + -one, -body, -thing • each, one, much, little, less • Always plural • many, several, both, few, fewer • Singular or plural • some, any, more, most, all, none • Look at the context of the sentence

5. Identify the indefinite pronoun and label it singular or plural. • A few of the greatest tragedies in history occurred because people who did not listen to warnings. • One of the deadliest tragedies was the sinking of the Titanic. • Everyone involved with the building of the ship felt that it was extremely safe and virtually unsinkable. • When the ship hit an iceberg and began to sink, some of the passengers refused to believe the danger even after they were told. • Because many of the warnings went unheeded, over fifteen hundred people lost their lives. Thursday, Nov. 14