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Demonstrative Pronouns identify a specific antecedent. This and these are used for items close up. ex. This is delicious. ex. These are beautiful. That and those are used for items far away. ex. That will run for an hour. ex. Those are covered with an inch of snow.
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Reflexive/Intensive pronouns often end in –self or – selves. They are used in sentences when restating the sentence’s subject. Intensive Ex: I can do the task myself. Intensive Ex: They traveled to Florida themselves. Reflexive Ex: Amy surprised herself by studying for the test. Reflexive Ex: We expected ourselves to accomplish great things. Reflexive pronouns are always used as objects, not subjects. Intensive pronouns are always used to add extra emphasis about a subject.
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Copy the lists below: Personal Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun I myself you (singular) yourself you (plural) yourselves he himself she herself it itself we ourselves they themselves “Hisself” and “Theirselves” are not real pronouns—they are slang, or dialect!!
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Reflexive pronouns and intensive pronouns are the same words. However, depending on context, the pronouns may be considered reflexive or intensive. If the –self/-selves pronoun is removed from the sentence, and the sentence does not keep its original meaning, the pronoun is reflexive. Ex: Susan and Tracy treated themselves to ice cream after school. Susan and Tracy treated themselves to ice cream after school. This sentence loses meaning when the reflexive is removed. If the –self/-selves pronoun is removed from the sentence, and the sentence still keeps its original meaning, the pronoun is intensive. Ex: Mark himself delivered the packages to the children. Mark himself delivered the packages to the children. This sentence keeps its original meaning.
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