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Other Kinds of Pronouns Some other kinds of pronouns perform special functions

in sentencesType 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

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

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.

Reflexive Pronoun

•Reflexive = ________• 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).

Intensive Pronouns

•Intensive = ________• 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.

Practice- Identify the Personal, Reflexive, and Intensive Pronouns with a P, R or an I above them.

1. In the early 1840s, adventurous settlers readied

themselves for the overland trip to the West.

2. Life in the Oregon country held new promise for

them.

3. The settlers themselves could never have

anticipated all the hardships they encountered.

4. The route was mapped in 1804 by Lewis and

Clark themselves.

Add Intensive Pronouns1. On many days, a woman rode alone in the covered

wagon.

2. She often drove the long miles and cared for her children

at the same time.

3. Sometimes on the trail, disputes arose among the

settlers.

4. The wagon master often served as the mediator of these

disputes.

5. He knew how dangerous fights among the settlers could

be.

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.