1. Other Kinds of Pronouns
Some other kinds of pronouns perform special functions in sentences
Type of Pronoun
Function
Example
Reflexive
____________ action back upon the subject of its sentence or clause
myself
Intensive
_____________ a noun or pronoun in the same sentence
herself
Demonstrative
Points out specific persons, places, things, or ideas
That, those
Indefinite
Refers to unidentified persons, places, things, or ideas
Each, most
Interrogative
Introduces a question
Who, what
Relative
Introduces a subordinate clause
Who, that 1

2. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns and Intensive pronouns refer to or emphasize another noun or pronoun.
These pronouns are formed by adding –__________ or
-_____________ to certain personal pronouns.
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Singular- myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself
Plural- ourselves, yourselves, themselves

3. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Reflexive and intensive pronouns are the ___________ words, however, their ____________ in a sentence differs.
A reflexive pronoun- __________ back to a noun or pronoun mentioned ____________ in the sentence
An intensive pronoun is used __________ after its antecedent. It is used to intensify, or _____________, a statement.

4. Reflexive = ________ Reflexive Pronoun
Pioneers organized themselves into wagon trains before their long journey.
The pronoun is reflecting back to an earlier noun or pronoun in this sentence (Pioneers).

5. Intensive = ________ Intensive Pronouns
I myself could not have survived the hardships of the westward trek.
The intensive pronoun is used ________ ____________ the antecedent and is meant to ________________ the statement.

6. Practice- Identify the Personal, Reflexive, and Intensive Pronouns with a P, R or an I above them.
In the early 1840s, adventurous settlers readied themselves for the overland trip to the West.
Life in the Oregon country held new promise for them.
The settlers themselves could never have anticipated all the hardships they encountered.
The route was mapped in 1804 by Lewis and Clark themselves.

7. Add Intensive Pronouns
On many days, a woman rode alone in the covered wagon.
She often drove the long miles and cared for her children at the same time.
Sometimes on the trail, disputes arose among the settlers.
The wagon master often served as the mediator of these disputes.
He knew how dangerous fights among the settlers could be.

8. Rules of Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
They must have ______________
They should never be used as ________________ for personal pronouns
They should _______ be used as simple subjects of sentences
Reflexive pronouns can be ____________ without changing the meaning of the sentence. The inclusion of a reflexive pronoun simply _______________ the meaning of the noun.