Reflexive and Personal Pronouns

Ted promised himself to work harder next semester.

• reflexive
• intensive

The jurors could not agree among themselves.

• reflexive
• intensive

Ethel promised herself a reward for her hard work.

• reflexive
• intensive

Mary is looking at _____________ in the mirror.

• myself
• himself
• herself
• yourself

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

• myself
• herself
• itself
• himself

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

• myself
• yourself
• yourselves
• himself

The children can decorate the Christmas tree by _______________.

• ourselves
• himself
• herself
• themselves

What is an INTENSIVE pronoun?

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

• a pronoun that ends in self/selves and refers back to the subject

• a word that replaces a noun

What is a REFLEXIVE pronoun?

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

• a pronoun that ends in self/selves and emphasizes the antecedent

• a word that replaces a noun

What is NOT true of REFLEXIVE pronouns

• they can be taken out of the sentence and it will still make sense

• they end in -self or -selves

• they reflect back on the subject