{"id":657,"date":"2022-04-20T05:24:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T05:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=657"},"modified":"2025-10-03T07:12:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T07:12:31","slug":"e-z-7-is-the-pronoun-reflexive-or-intensive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-z-7-is-the-pronoun-reflexive-or-intensive\/","title":{"rendered":"E- Z.7 Is the pronoun reflexive or intensive?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Is the pronoun reflexive or intensive?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>\u2728 Reflexive vs. Intensive Pronouns \u2728<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is a Reflexive Pronoun?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Definition:<\/strong> A reflexive pronoun shows that the <strong>subject of the sentence does the action to itself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong> myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Usage Clue:<\/strong> You <strong>cannot remove it<\/strong> from the sentence\u2014it is <strong>necessary<\/strong> for meaning. \u2705<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example Sentences:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I <strong>taught myself<\/strong> to play the guitar. \ud83c\udfb8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She <strong>prepared herself<\/strong> for the exam. \ud83d\udcda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>What is an Intensive Pronoun?<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Definition:<\/strong> An intensive pronoun is used <strong>to emphasize the subject<\/strong>, but the sentence <strong>still makes sense without it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong> myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves (same words as reflexive!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Usage Clue:<\/strong> It is <strong>optional<\/strong>\u2014used only for emphasis. \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example Sentences:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I <strong>myself<\/strong> finished the project. \ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The king <strong>himself<\/strong> attended the ceremony. \ud83d\udc51<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>How to Tell the Difference<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Feature<\/th><th>Reflexive Pronoun<\/th><th>Intensive Pronoun<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Purpose<\/strong><\/td><td>Shows action back on the subject<\/td><td>Emphasizes the subject<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Necessary?<\/strong><\/td><td>Yes \u2705<\/td><td>No, optional \ud83d\udca1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Example<\/strong><\/td><td>She taught <strong>herself<\/strong>.<\/td><td>She <strong>herself<\/strong> taught the lesson.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Can you remove it?<\/strong><\/td><td>\u274c No<\/td><td>\u2705 Yes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Quick Tip to Remember<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If removing the pronoun changes the <strong>meaning<\/strong> \u2192 Reflexive \u274c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If removing it still leaves a <strong>correct sentence<\/strong> \u2192 Intensive \ud83d\udcaa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Fun Memory Trick!<\/strong> \ud83c\udfa8<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reflexive = Reflect \ud83e\ude9e<\/strong> (the action reflects back)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Intensive = Important \u2b50<\/strong> (the subject is important\/emphasized)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s Practice! \ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/78651\/976\/183\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-20.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-20.png 500w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-20-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-20-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-20-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/78840\/722\/906\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-21.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-21.png 500w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-21-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-21-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-21-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is the pronoun reflexive or intensive? Key Notes: \u2728 Reflexive vs. Intensive Pronouns \u2728 What is a Reflexive Pronoun? Definition: A reflexive pronoun shows that the subject of the sentence does the action to itself. Examples: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves Usage Clue: You cannot remove it from the sentence\u2014it is necessary<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-z-7-is-the-pronoun-reflexive-or-intensive\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- Z.7 Is the pronoun reflexive or intensive?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-657","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=657"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17175,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/657\/revisions\/17175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}