1. Reflexive vs. Intensive Pronouns

2. Reflexive Pronouns
Yourself
Myself
Ourselves
Himself
Itself
Themselves

3. Intensive Pronouns
Yourself
Myself
Ourselves
Himself
Itself
Themselves

4. Oh my gah, they’re the same pronoun examples!
Intensive Pronouns
Yourself
Myself
Ourselves
Himself
Itself
Themselves
Oh my gah, they’re the same pronoun examples!

5. So what’s the difference?
Reflexive
Intensive
Pronoun refers back to the subject
The climbers warned themselves to be prepared for anything.
Emphasizes the noun or pronoun within the same sentence
I myself would like to climb a high mountain someday.

7. More examples: The mountain itself is quite a challenge.
He hurt himself while he was climbing.
My sister climbed the mountain herself.
We started giving ourselves more breaks as we got closer to the top.
In my dreams, I saw myself climbing the most challenging mountain.

8. More examples: The mountain itself is quite a challenge. INTENSIVE
He hurt himself while he was climbing.
My sister climbed the mountain herself.
We started giving ourselves more breaks as we got closer to the top.
In my dreams, I saw myself climbing the most challenging mountain.

9. More examples: The mountain itself is quite a challenge. INTENSIVE
He hurt himself while he was climbing. REFLEXIVE
My sister climbed the mountain herself.
We started giving ourselves more breaks as we got closer to the top.
In my dreams, I saw myself climbing the most challenging mountain.

10. More examples: The mountain itself is quite a challenge. INTENSIVE
He hurt himself while he was climbing. REFLEXIVE
My sister climbed the mountain herself. INTENSIVE
We started giving ourselves more breaks as we got closer to the top.
In my dreams, I saw myself climbing the most challenging mountain.

11. More examples: The mountain itself is quite a challenge. INTENSIVE
He hurt himself while he was climbing. REFLEXIVE
My sister climbed the mountain herself. INTENSIVE
We started giving ourselves more breaks as we got closer to the top. REFLEXIVE
In my dreams, I saw myself climbing the most challenging mountain.

12. More examples: The mountain itself is quite a challenge. INTENSIVE
He hurt himself while he was climbing. REFLEXIVE
My sister climbed the mountain herself. INTENSIVE
We started giving ourselves more breaks as we got closer to the top. REFLEXIVE
In my dreams, I saw myself climbing the most challenging mountain. REFLEXIVE

13. Review: What does a pronoun take the place of?

14. Review: What does a pronoun take the place of?

15. Review: What is that noun called?

16. Review: What is that noun called?
ANTECEDENT

17. Where are the pronouns?
Take some time to look up at the stars. They are beautiful.
When the Greeks looked up, they told stories about the stars.
The stars sent out their light years ago.

18. What are their antecedents?
Take some time to look up at the stars. They are beautiful.
When the Greeks looked up, they told stories about the stars.
The stars sent out their light years ago.

19. Take some time to look up at the stars. They are beautiful.
When the Greeks looked up, they told stories about the stars.
The stars sent out their light years ago.