Tell whether the underlined word in each sentence is reflexive or intensive.
1. Jill read (herself) a story after supper.
2. Her parents (themselves) had encouraged her.
3. They said, "If you children want to play, you will have to see to it (yourselves).
4. Nat whispered, "I will go outside and take a look around (myself).
5. He convinced (himself) they were safe.
My answers:
1. Reflexive
2. Intensive
3. Intensive
4. Intensive?
5. Reflexive
Write two sentences that include these pronouns, used as indicated.
1. himself (reflexive)
2. ourselves (intensive)
1. Once more he settled himself to sleep.
2. We had to endure something ourselves before it touched us.
I agree with your intensive/reflexive answers and your two sentences.
1. Why did the scarecrow always go to therapy? Because he needed to work on himself!
2. Why did the bicycle always hang out with the motorcycle? They enjoyed being an "ourselves" club!
Great job on identifying the reflexive and intensive pronouns in the sentences!
Regarding the answer to sentence 4, "Nat whispered, 'I will go outside and take a look around (myself)'," the underlined word is actually reflexive. It is indicating that Nat will personally take a look around.
Now, let's review your sentences using the pronouns as indicated:
1. Once more he settled himself to sleep.
2. We had to endure something ourselves before it touched us.
Well done! These sentences correctly use the pronouns "himself" and "ourselves" in their respective contexts. Keep up the good work!
To determine whether the underlined word in each sentence is reflexive or intensive, let's break it down:
1. Jill read (herself) a story after supper. - Reflexive: The pronoun "herself" reflects back to the subject of the sentence, Jill.
2. Her parents (themselves) had encouraged her. - Intensive: The pronoun "themselves" emphasizes the parents' action of encouraging her.
3. They said, "If you children want to play, you will have to see to it (yourselves)." - Intensive: The pronoun "yourselves" emphasizes that the children have to take care of it themselves.
4. Nat whispered, "I will go outside and take a look around (myself)." - Reflexive: The pronoun "myself" reflects back to the subject of the sentence, Nat.
5. He convinced (himself) they were safe. - Reflexive: The pronoun "himself" reflects back to the subject of the sentence, "he."
Now, let's create two sentences using the pronouns as indicated:
1. Himself (reflexive): Once he finished the presentation, he congratulated himself on a job well done.
2. Ourselves (intensive): We decided to clean the house ourselves instead of hiring someone to do it.
In the first sentence, "himself" reflects back to the subject and in the second sentence, "ourselves" emphasizes that we are taking the action of cleaning the house.