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Personal, Reflexive, and Intensive Pronouns

Personal, Reflexive, and Intensive Pronouns. Warm-Up. Identify the pronouns in the sentences: They went to the store to get her candy. I need to speak to your mother about it. He is our favorite neighbor. Identify the antecedent of the underlined pronoun:

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Personal, Reflexive, and Intensive Pronouns

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  1. Personal, Reflexive, and Intensive Pronouns

  2. Warm-Up Identify the pronouns in the sentences: • They went to the store to get her candy. • I need to speak to your mother about it. • He is our favorite neighbor. Identify the antecedent of the underlined pronoun: • My uncle wrecked his four wheeler. • The girls are nice. They always help me. 6. Jen’s aunt always buys her clothes.

  3. Personal Pronouns pg. 330 • Refer to the one speaking, the one spoken to, or the one spoken about. I, me, my, mine we, us, our, ours you, your, yours you, your, yours he, him, his, she they, them, their her, hers, it, its theirs

  4. Possessive Pronouns My, mine, our, ours, your, yours, her, hers, his, its their, theirs Nina stored her suitcase under her bed. They are going to his game today. Is that paper yours or mine?

  5. What are the personal pronouns?Are any possessive? I can give you the telephone number she left. I lent her my camera. You should shop at Best Buy. It is his favorite store. I am sure he told you about their plans.

  6. Identify the personal pronouns pg. 331 • The dentist asked me several questions before examining my teeth. • Dad asked the mechanics working on his car to call him about his bill. • Our cousins have decided they will visit Peru.

  7. He washed the mats thoroughly and put them out in the sun to dry. • Here is a postcard from Egypt for you and me. 8. You gave us your support when we needed it.

  8. Warm-Up Identify the personal pronouns in the sentences. Identify the personal pronoun’s antecedent. • The telegraph was the first electric medium; it transmitted a message along a wire. • Several people invented the telegraph, and they applied for separate patents. • Samuel Morse sent the first message when he communicated from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore. • Morse was aware of the importance of his new invention. • Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, and it earned him fame.

  9. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns pg. 330 myself ourselves yourself yourselves himself herself itself themselves

  10. A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and is necessary to the basic meaning of the sentence. Mavis reminded herself to speak slowly and clearly. We enjoyed ourselves at the party. Bob treated himself to a new pair of shoes.

  11. An intensive pronoun emphasizes its antecedent and is unnecessary to the basic meaning of the sentence. Mr. Hogan himself supplied the decorations. Sara herself bought a sandwich. The award will be presented by the principal herself.

  12. Reflexive or Intensive? Jill read to herself. We ourselves made the meal. I gave myself plenty of time to get to work. The president himself appeared at the rally. You can make yourselves at home. I myself am sick of the heat.

  13. Personal, Reflexive, or Intensive pg. 331 • Darren himself did not know where the gifts were hidden. • Did Teri offer them directions to the community center? • Elena is a very good actress, and she always learns her lines very quickly.

  14. 4. Kara treated herself to a short nap after a long day. 5. Although it fell from the top branches of the elm tree, the chipmunk was not injured. • Tracy and Ed carried the aquarium to the car themselves.

  15. Rosalia congratulated herself on meeting her goal. • The dog made itself dizzy by chasing its own tail.

  16. Wkbk pg. 29 – Ex. A & B • Underline each pronoun and label if it is personal, reflexive, or intensive • If you give it a cracker, the parrot might speak for you. – all personal • The cat washed itself carefully after it finished eating. REF PER

  17. The principal herself will be speaking to us today. • Justin thanked me for returning the book to him. • After she left the astronaut program, Sally Ride became a professor of physics. • The director himself said the book was better than the movie.

  18. Kevin said he thought the cloud looked like a rocking horse, but I thought it looked like an old oak tree. • The sparrow has just finished building a nest for itself. • Would you give the message to Marie when you see her? • Sharon wanted tamales, but by the time she reached the front of the line, they were all gone. 11. Mrs. Marsh herself will bring the turkey to dinner.

  19. TOTD Label the underlined pronouns as personal, reflexive, or intensive. • David himself went to the store. • She is such a sweet girl. • Jane bought herself a Coke. • They are coming to my house tonight.

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