Understanding Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

The video tutorial explains the differences and similarities between intensive and reflexive pronouns. It highlights that both pronouns share the suffix 'self' or 'selves' but differ in function. Intensive pronouns emphasize a noun, while reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject. The tutorial also discusses the impact of removing these pronouns from sentences and how replacing reflexive pronouns with reciprocal pronouns changes the sentence meaning. An exercise is provided for viewers to practice identifying reflexive pronouns.

What is the main focus of today's lesson?

• Learning about sentence structure

• Understanding different types of verbs

• Exploring the history of language

• Clarifying the confusion between intensive and reflexive pronouns

What is a common feature of both intensive and reflexive pronouns?

• They both end with '-ing'

• They both are used in questions

• They both have the suffix 'self' or 'selves'

• They both start with 're-'

What is another name for intensive pronouns?

• Emphatic pronouns

• Possessive pronouns

• Objective pronouns

• Subjective pronouns

In the sentence 'I myself killed a snake', what is the role of 'myself'?

• To indicate a location

• To indicate possession

• To emphasize the subject

• To show a question

Which pronoun would you use to emphasize the subject in the sentence 'They admitted their mistakes'?

• Them

• Their

• Each other

• Themselves

What does the pronoun 'ourselves' emphasize in the sentence 'We ourselves witnessed the accident'?

• The time

• The object

• The subject

• The location

What is the function of reflexive pronouns?

• To indicate a question

• To show possession

• To emphasize a noun

• To refer back to the subject

In the sentence 'She hanged herself', what does 'herself' refer to?

• An object

• The subject 'she'

• A place

• Another person

Which pronoun would you use to indicate that the subject and object are the same in the sentence 'He cut under broken glass'?

• Himself

• Each other

• His

• Him

What happens to the meaning of a sentence if an intensive pronoun is removed?

• The sentence changes tense

• The sentence becomes incomplete

• The core meaning remains unchanged

• The sentence becomes a question