Reflexive pronouns 'reflect' back on the subject like a mirror.
The reflexive pronouns are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
Example sentences:
Imade the cookies myself.
Youare a good friend yourself.
Theyfixed the roof themselves.
He made himself pancakes for breakfast.
Reflexive pronouns are used as intensive pronouns; an intensive pronoun is used is to emphasize, for example:
I myself made the cookies.
You yourself are a good friend.
They themselves fixed the roof.
He himself made pancakes for breakfast.
Intensive pronouns emphasize or intensify a noun or pronoun in a sentence. Examples: "I myself will take care of it." "You yourself have the power to change." Reflexive pronouns reflect back to the subject of the sentence. Examples: "She hurt herself while playing." "He blamed himself for the mistake."
What is the difference between a reflexive pronoun and an intensive pronoun? How do reflexive pronouns function in a sentence? Can an intensive pronoun be substituted for a reflexive pronoun? Why do we use reflexive pronouns when the subject and object are the same? Can you give examples of sentences where reflexive pronouns are needed?
No, emphasizing pronouns and reflexive pronouns are not the same. Emphasizing pronouns are used to give extra emphasis to a particular noun or pronoun in a sentence, whereas reflexive pronouns are used when the subject of a verb is also the object of the verb, indicating that the action is being performed by the subject on itself.
Reflexive pronouns are words that reflect back to the noun or pronoun antecedent.They are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.EXAMPLES:Dad got up at six and made himself some breakfast.She was shocked when she saw herself in the mirror.We can paint the house ourselves.
None of the personal pronouns are compound words.The personal pronouns are: I, you, we, he, she, it, me, us, him, her, they, them.The compound pronouns are:Reflexive/intensive pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.Reciprocal pronouns: each other, one another.Indefinite pronouns: anybody, anyone, anything, everybody, everyone, everything, nobody, no one, nothing, somebody, someone, somethingExample sentences:He made himself a sandwich. (reflexive)She took charge of the project herself. (intensive)We give each other a gift on our mutual birthday. (reciprocal)I rang the bell but no one answered. (indefinite)
The personal pronouns represent specific people or things; they are:personal pronouns:Iyouwehesheitmeushimhertheythem
What is the difference between a reflexive pronoun and an intensive pronoun? How do reflexive pronouns function in a sentence? Can an intensive pronoun be substituted for a reflexive pronoun? Why do we use reflexive pronouns when the subject and object are the same? Can you give examples of sentences where reflexive pronouns are needed?
No, emphasizing pronouns and reflexive pronouns are not the same. Emphasizing pronouns are used to give extra emphasis to a particular noun or pronoun in a sentence, whereas reflexive pronouns are used when the subject of a verb is also the object of the verb, indicating that the action is being performed by the subject on itself.
Reflexive pronouns are words that reflect back to the noun or pronoun antecedent.They are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.EXAMPLES:Dad got up at six and made himself some breakfast.She was shocked when she saw herself in the mirror.We can paint the house ourselves.
There are two pronouns in the sentence:themselves, a reflexive pronountheir, a possessive adjective
None of the personal pronouns are compound words.The personal pronouns are: I, you, we, he, she, it, me, us, him, her, they, them.The compound pronouns are:Reflexive/intensive pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.Reciprocal pronouns: each other, one another.Indefinite pronouns: anybody, anyone, anything, everybody, everyone, everything, nobody, no one, nothing, somebody, someone, somethingExample sentences:He made himself a sandwich. (reflexive)She took charge of the project herself. (intensive)We give each other a gift on our mutual birthday. (reciprocal)I rang the bell but no one answered. (indefinite)
The personal pronouns represent specific people or things; they are:personal pronouns:Iyouwehesheitmeushimhertheythem
A reflexive pronoun is used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same person or thing. For example: "I can dress myself." In this sentence, "myself" is the reflexive pronoun because the subject "I" is also the object of the verb "dress."
The cases of pronouns are usually: nominative (subject), objective (object), possessive (showing ownership), and reflexive/intensive (ending in -self or -selves for emphasis or to refer back to the subject). Example: Nominative: He went to the store. Objective: I gave her the book. Possessive: That is my car. Reflexive/Intensive: She did it herself.
Five kinds of pronouns are:personal pronouns; I, you, we, he, she, it, me, us, him, her, they, them.demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those.possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.possessive adjectives: my, your, our, his, her, their, its.interrogative pronouns: who, whom, what, which, whose.
The pronouns are:personal pronouns: I, you, we, he, she, it, me, us, him, her, they, them.demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those.possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, their, its.interrogative pronouns: who, whom, what, which, whose.reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.intensive pronouns: reflexive pronouns used to emphasize.reciprocal pronouns: each other, one another.relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, that.indefinite pronouns: all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, enough, everybody, everyone, everything, few, fewer, less, little, many, more, most, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, none, one, other, others, several, some, somebody, someone, something, such, and they (people in general).
Sure! Some common pronouns include: he, she, it, they, we, you, me, him, her, them, us, I, myself, yourself, ours, theirs, who, that, which, whatever, whoever, whom, whose, each, few, many, some, several, all, any, none, one, somebody, anyone, either, neither, few, both.
"Give me that knife." "Its not your knife." "I know its not mine. It belongs to Janet." "Yeah! It's her knife." "I know it's her's. Just give it to me." "No, I want it." "You can't have it. It's not your's" "I know it's not mine, it's her's, but I'm still keeping it." "What would Philip say?" "I don't care what he says, it's not his." "I know it's not his. He wants you to give it to them." "Them? They're not getting it. It's not their's." "Pardon us but that knife is our's" "No it isn't your's it's Janet's" "No, it isn't her's it is our's, it really really really is."