Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

Front

Ted promised himself to work harder next semester.

Back

reflexive

Front

Jurors could not agree among themselves.

Back

reflexive

Front

Ethel promised herself a reward for her hard work.

Back

reflexive

Front

Mary is looking in the mirror.

Back

herself

Front

Jane is a baby and too small to eat by _____________.

Back

herself

Front

Peter is very lazy. He copies his friends' homework and never does it by __________.

Back

himself

Front

The children can decorate the Christmas tree by _______________.

Back

themselves

Front

INTENSIVE pronoun:

Back

a pronoun that ends in self/selves and emphasizes its antecedent.

Front

REFLEXIVE pronoun: ends in self/selves, reflects back on the subject.

Back

a pronoun that ends in self/selves and reflects back on the subject

Front

NOT true of reflexive pronouns:

Back

They can be removed from the sentence and still make sense.