Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

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Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

• 6-9
• Pg. 306

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• Pronouns that end in self or selves are either
  reflexive or intensive.
• Reflexive and intensive pronouns have the same
  forms but different uses.

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Reflexive Pronouns

• A reflexive pronoun refers to another word in the
  sentence. It cannot be omitted without changing
  the meaning of the sentence.
• The coach congratulated himself.

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Intensive Pronouns

• An intensive pronoun is used with a noun or
  pronoun to emphasize or intensify it.
• It can be omitted without changing the meaning of
  the sentence.
• He himself had trained these fine athletes.

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Both reflexive and intensive pronouns must agree
in person, gender, and number.

• First Person myself, ourselves
• Second Person yourself, yourselves
• Third Person himself, herself, itself, themselves

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Be careful

• Do not use hisself, ourself, or theirselves.
• Also be careful not to use a reflexive or
  intensive pronoun in place of a personal pronoun.
• Rudy and I wore Olympic jackets. (not Rudy and
  myself)