Other Kinds of Pronouns Some other kinds of pronouns perform special functions in sentences Type 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 1

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 = ________ Reflexive Pronoun 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 = ________ Intensive Pronouns 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. In the early 1840s, adventurous settlers readied themselves for the overland trip to the West. Life in the Oregon country held new promise for them. The settlers themselves could never have anticipated all the hardships they encountered. The route was mapped in 1804 by Lewis and Clark themselves.

Add Intensive Pronouns On many days, a woman rode alone in the covered wagon. She often drove the long miles and cared for her children at the same time. Sometimes on the trail, disputes arose among the settlers. The wagon master often served as the mediator of these disputes. 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.