BY: Mary, Brianna, Jake

 A reflective pronoun is a pronoun ending in –self or –selves that is used as an object to refer to a previously named noun or pronoun in a sentence.  Usually follows verbs or prepositions  Essential to the meaning of a sentence

ItselfYourself ThemselvesYourselves HerselfOurselves MyselfHimself

 The computer will reboot itself after a shutdown.  The actors produced the play by themselves.  The dean is not herself today.

Intensive Pronouns Rules A intensive pronoun is a pronoun used to emphasis a sentence. It can be removed without altering the sentence They are called intensive when used as appositives, for emphasis. Do not use a –self where a personal pronoun suffices

 I myself am to blame  Only they themselves are to blame  Wrong : the message was for pat and myself  Right: The message was for pat and me

 Demonstrative pronouns represent something.  This: singular and near the speaker  That: singular and far from the speaker  These: plural and near speaker  Those: plural and far from the speaker nearfar singularthisthat pluralthesethose

examples This tastes good. These are bad times. Look at that! Those are big balloons.

IMPORTANT!!!!!  There are no such words in standard English as ; hisself, ourselfs, yourselfs, theirselfs, theirselves, and themself(s).