5765 case and reflexive pronouns

herself myself himself ourselves themselves itself yourselves The case of the pronoun shows how it is used in a sentence: subjective case – I, you, she, he, it, we, they objective case –

herself

myself

himself

ourselves

themselves

itself

yourselves

The case of the pronoun shows how it is used in a sentence:

subjective case – I, you, she, he, it, we, they objective case – me, you, her, him, it, us, them possessive case – my/mine, your/yours, her/hers, his, its, our/ours, their/theirs

‘The reflexive pronouns usually refer to the subject of a sentence They should not be used as the subject,

INCORRECT – Ourselves went to the store

CORRECT – We went to the store

INCORRECT – Tito and myself went to the store CORRECT – Tito and I went to the store.

Choose the pronoun in ( ) that best completes each sentence, and write it

on the line Then write whether it is in the subjective, objective, or possessive case.

Many Egyptian pyramids have the same shape, but (they, them, their) sizes vary greatly

To bring the heavy stones from the quarry, workers carried (they, them, themselves) in wooden boats along the Nile Imhotep designed Egypt’s first pyramid; (its, it, itself) is known as the Step Pyramid _

A pyramid would be built close to the Pharaoh’s palace so that he could see (they, it, them)

Was the queen buried in (she, hers, her) own chamber?

_

Choose the pronoun in ( ) that best completes each sentence, and write it

on the line Then write whether it is in the subjective, objective, or possessive case.

Many Egyptian pyramids have the same shape, but (they, them, their) sizes vary greatly

To bring the heavy stones from the quarry, workers carried (they, them, themselves) in wooden boats along the Nile Imhotep designed Egypt’s first pyramid; (its, it, itself) is known as the Step Pyramid _

A pyramid would be built close to the Pharaoh’s palace so that he could see (they, it, them)

Was the queen buried in (she, hers, her) own chamber?

_

Reflexive

Pronouns

Underline the reflexive pronoun in each sentence

Circle the antecedent.

6

Man uel, try this proj ect for your self

7

Sheli

a pour

ed hers elf a glass

of wate r

8

Nanc

y and Mari ssa cook

ed

an Egyp tian meal

by the msel ves

Underline the reflexive pronoun in each sentence

Circle the antecedent.

6

Man uel, try this proj ect for your self

7

Sheli

a pour

ed hers elf a glass

of wate r

8

Nanc

y and Mari ssa cook

ed

an Egyp tian meal

by the msel ves

The two workers sat side by side, thinking to (themself, themselves, theirselves)

Queen Ashkena had asked (them, they, themselves) to carve a statue for (she, her,

hers) in time for tomorrow’s feast “Naator and( me, myself, I) have been working on

this stone for two weeks,” thought Moshe, “and (they, us, it)still isn’t ready What will

the Queen say when (she, her, herself) finds out?”

(Him, He, His) looked at (him, he, his) friend “(We, Us,

Ourselves) need a plan The other cravers are finished with

(their, there, they’re) work and have already begun to arrive for the feast Queen Ashkena will be very disappointed in (we,

us, our) when the pharaoh tells (she, hers, her) that (we, us, our) statue isn’t ready.”

Naator looked up The pharaoh was coming towards (he, them, they)!

“Are (you, yours, yourselves) finished with the statue?” (him, he,

his) asked “(Me, My, Mine) wife is eager to see (it, they, them).”

“Of course!” Naator exclaimed “((It, Them They) will be at the

palace tomorrow at dawn

After the pharaoh left, Moshe looked at (him, he,

his) friend “What do (yours, your, you) have to say

for (you, yourself, yourselves)? There isn’t enough

time for two men to finish this statue before dawn!”

“(You’re, Your, Youre) right,” said Naator “But look!

The other cravers are coming over to help (ourselves,

us, ours).”

 Complete the story by circling the word in ( ) that

best completes each sentence

Do you know how move those gigantic stones?

Do you know how move those gigantic stones?

Ramps are used to help bring the stones to _ destination.

Ramps are used to help bring the stones to _ destination.

I see a tour guide;

let’s ask

how it is done.

I see a tour guide;

let’s ask

how it is done.

What a clever idea; I wish it was _!

What a clever idea; I wish it was _!

Tell me about _ idea.

Tell me about _ idea.

 Choose the best pronoun

to complete each

sentence.

 Write a sentence about each picture Use case or reflexive pronouns in each

sentence Example Frogs are very agile creatures They can jump very

hop very high.

1 _

2 _

3 _

4 _

5 _

each sentence replacing the error with the correct pronoun.

1 Tell me about yours ideas

2 James bought popcorn for I _

3 Julia and me went to the shop

4 Us are doing a report about China _

5 I helped she find a book

6 Judy wrote down notes about they _

7 Themselves are very intelligent people

8 Mark, did you travel to China by yourselves? _

_

Many Egyptian pyramids have the same shape, but (they, them, their) sizes vary greatly possessive

To bring the heavy stones from the quarry, workers carried (they, them, themselves) objective

Imhotep designed Egypt’s first pyramid; (its, it, itself) is known as the Step Pyramid subjective

A pyramid would be built close to the Pharaoh’s palace so that he could see (they, it, them) objective

Was the queen buried in (she, hers, her) own chamber? possessive

Many Egyptian pyramids have the same shape, but (they, them, their) sizes vary greatly possessive

To bring the heavy stones from the quarry, workers carried (they, them, themselves) objective

Imhotep designed Egypt’s first pyramid; (its, it, itself) is known as the Step Pyramid subjective

A pyramid would be built close to the Pharaoh’s palace so that he could see (they, it, them) objective

Was the queen buried in (she, hers, her) own chamber? possessive

The two workers sat side by side, thinking to (themself, themselves, theirselves) Queen Ashkena had asked (them, they, themselves) to carve a statue for (she, her, hers) in time for tomorrow’s feast “Naator and( me, myself, I) have been working on this stone for two weeks,” thought

Moshe, “and (they, us, it)still isn’t ready What will the Queen say when (she, her, herself) finds

out?”

After the pharaoh left, Moshe looked at (him, he, his) friend “What do (yours, your, you)

have to say for (you, yourself, yourselves)? There isn’t enough time for two men to finish

this statue before dawn!”

“(You’re, Your, Youre) right,” said Naator “But look! The other cravers are coming over to help

(ourselves, us, ours).”

Naator looked up The pharaoh was coming towards (he, them, they)! “Are (you, yours, yourselves) finished with the statue?” (him, he, his) asked “(Me, My, Mine) wife is eager to see (it, they,

them).” “Of course!” Naator exclaimed “((It, Them They) will be at the palace tomorrow at dawn

(Him, He, His) looked at (him, he, his) friend “(We, Us, Ourselves) need a plan The other

cravers are finished with (their, there, they’re) work and have already begun to arrive for the feast Queen Ashkena will be very disappointed in (we, us, our) when the pharaoh tells (she,

hers, her) that (we, us, our) statue isn’t ready.”

Do you know how they

move those gigantic

stones?

Do you know how they

move those gigantic

stones?

Ramps are used to help

bring the stones to their

destination.

Ramps are used to help

bring the stones to their

destination.

I see a tour guide; let’s ask her how it is done.

I see a tour guide; let’s ask her how it is done.

What a clever idea; I

wish it was mines!

What a clever idea; I

wish it was mines !

Tell me about your idea.

Tell me about

your idea.

1 Tell me about your ideas

2 James bought popcorn for me

3 Julia and I went to the shop

4 We are doing a report about China

5 I helped her find a book

6 Judy wrote down notes about them

7 They are very intelligent people

8 Mark, did you travel to China by yourself?