{"id":655,"date":"2022-04-20T03:23:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T03:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=655"},"modified":"2025-10-04T06:52:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T06:52:22","slug":"e-gg-7-choose-between-personal-and-reflexive-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-gg-7-choose-between-personal-and-reflexive-pronouns\/","title":{"rendered":"E- GG.7 Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns<\/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<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83d\udcdd <strong>Choose Between Personal and Reflexive Pronouns<\/strong><\/h1>\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 Pronoun?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>pronoun<\/strong> is a word that <strong>replaces a noun<\/strong> to avoid repetition.<br>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc36 <em>Raju<\/em> loves his dog. \u2192 <strong>He<\/strong> loves his dog.<\/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>Personal Pronouns<\/strong> \ud83d\udc64<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Personal pronouns<\/strong> refer to <strong>people or things<\/strong>. They change depending on <strong>who is speaking, being spoken to, or being spoken about<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Person<\/th><th>Singular<\/th><th>Plural<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1st<\/td><td>I, me<\/td><td>we, us<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2nd<\/td><td>you<\/td><td>you<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3rd<\/td><td>he, him, she, her, it<\/td><td>they, them<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\udf1e I am going to school.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc6b They are playing football.<\/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>Reflexive Pronouns<\/strong> \ud83d\udd04<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reflexive pronouns<\/strong> are used when the <strong>subject and object are the same<\/strong>. They always end in <strong>-self<\/strong> (singular) or <strong>-selves<\/strong> (plural).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Singular<\/th><th>Plural<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>myself<\/td><td>ourselves<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>yourself<\/td><td>yourselves<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>himself, herself, itself<\/td><td>themselves<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u270f\ufe0f I made the drawing <strong>myself<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udfc0 They enjoyed the game <strong>themselves<\/strong>.<\/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 Choose Between Personal and Reflexive Pronouns<\/strong> \ud83e\udd14<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ask:<\/strong> Is the action done <strong>to the same person who is doing it<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 Yes \u2192 Use a <strong>reflexive pronoun<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u274c No \u2192 Use a <strong>personal pronoun<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udd8c\ufe0f She painted the wall. \u2192 She painted it. \u2705 (personal pronoun)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udd8c\ufe0f She painted the wall herself. \u2705 (reflexive pronoun \u2013 she did it herself)<\/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>Tips &amp; Tricks<\/strong> \ud83d\udca1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reflexive pronouns are <strong>never the subject<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u274c Wrong: Myself went to the park.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Right: I went to the park <strong>myself<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use <strong>personal pronouns<\/strong> when someone or something else receives the action.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reflexive pronouns can <strong>add emphasis<\/strong>:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf1f He solved the puzzle <strong>himself<\/strong>.<\/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>Quick Emoji Memory Aid<\/strong> \ud83e\udde0<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\ud83d\udc64 Personal pronouns<\/strong> \u2192 Who is doing the action?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\ud83d\udd04 Reflexive pronouns<\/strong> \u2192 Did they do it <strong>to themselves<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8b\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\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\/78471\/893\/738\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-144.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-144.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-144-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-144-150x150.png 150w\" 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\/79291\/345\/846\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-151.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-151.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-151-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-151-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns Key Notes: \ud83d\udcdd Choose Between Personal and Reflexive Pronouns What is a Pronoun? A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun to avoid repetition.Example: Personal Pronouns \ud83d\udc64 Personal pronouns refer to people or things. They change depending on who is speaking, being spoken to, or being spoken about.<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-gg-7-choose-between-personal-and-reflexive-pronouns\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- GG.7 Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns&#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,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-655","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=655"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16026,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/655\/revisions\/16026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}