Lesson 2: Pronouns: Personal, Reflective, and Intensive
Reflexive pronouns and intensive pronouns are made from personal pronoun and the suffix ______ (singular) or _______ (plural, meaning more than one).
-self, -selves
Identify the personal pronoun(s) in this sentence: I am curious about zoology.
I
First person:
I, we (the speaker or writer)
intensive pronoun
emphasizes a noun or pronoun already mentioned: Jake wrote that poem himself
Identify the personal pronoun(s) in this sentence: Ryanne played a game on her tablet.
her
Identify the pronoun and label it as intensive or reflexive in the following sentence: Rachel herself made the meringue pie.
herself - intensive
Third person:
it, he, she, they (everyone and everything else)
Identify the pronoun and label it as intensive or reflexive in the following sentence: The vacuuming robot cleans up after itself.
itself - reflexive
Identify the pronoun and label it as intensive or reflexive in the following sentence: I will talk to Jenny myself.
myself - reflexive
Pronouns
refer back to nouns earlier in the sentence
reflexive pronoun
reflects back on a noun or pronoun already mentioned: I helped myself to a boul of soup.
Personal pronouns
takes the place of a specific person, place, or thing
antecedent
the noun a pronoun references
Identify the personal pronoun(s) in this sentence: Chantelle and Josie dove into their dinner.
their
Identify the pronoun and label it as intensive or reflexive in the following sentence: The musicians will load themselves on the bus.
themselves - reflexive
Sometimes ______ can be used to refer to a single person instead of using the gendered pronouns he or she.
they
Identify the personal pronoun(s) in this sentence: Everywhere we look, we see people staring at their phones.
we, we
Identify the personal pronoun(s) in this sentence: You must be careful!
you
Second person:
you (the listener or reader)
Identify the pronoun and label it as intensive or reflexive in the following sentence: Did you yourself make the cake?
yourself - intensive
