1. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

2. Essential Question
What is the difference between Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns?

3. 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

4. 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

5. Reflexive and Intensive
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Singular
Plural
Myself
Ourselves
Yourself
Yourselves
Himself, herself, itself
Themselves
Reflexive and intensive pronouns have identical forms but different functions.

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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

9. Reflexive and Intensive
I bought myself a Ferrari.
I myself bought a Ferrari with my report card money.
Reflexive
Intensive

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

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Assignment: Page 405 Exercise