Reflexive Pronouns
Fill in the blank: She looked at ___ in the mirror.
herself
Name the adverb in this sentence: “She sings beautifully.”
beautifully
Fill in the blank: “I will call you ___ I arrive home.”
when
Identify the subject and predicate: “She cooked dinner.
Subject = She, Predicate = cooked dinner
What is a reflexive pronoun?
A pronoun that refers back to the subject of the sentence.
True or False: “Myself” can be used as the subject of a sentence.
False
True or False: “Quickly” is an adverb.
True
Identify the adverbial clause: “Although it was raining, we went for a walk.”
Although it was raining
Diagram the sentence: “I hurt myself.”
Subject = I → Verb = hurt → Reflexive Pronoun = myself
Define adverbial element.
A word, phrase, or clause that modifies the verb, telling how, when, where, why, or under what condition something happens.
Choose the correct reflexive pronoun: “They did it ___.” (themself / themselves)
themselves
Identify the adverbial element: “He left after breakfast.”
after breakfast
True or False: Adverbial clauses answer the questions: who, what, where, when
False
Identify all adverbial elements: “I quietly read a book while waiting for the bus.”
quietly, while waiting for the bus
Define adverbial clause.
A subordinate clause that functions as an adverb, modifying a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Rewrite with a reflexive pronoun: “I will do it for me.”
I will do it for myself.
Choose the best adverbial element: “We went to the park ___.” (yesterday / yesterday morning / yesterday morning quickly)
any correct option depending on sentence flexibility
Combine the ideas using an adverbial clause: “I was tired. I went to the party anyway.”
Although I was tired, I went to the party anyway.
Diagram this sentence: “Although it was raining, we played outside.”
Main clause = we played outside; Subordinate/adverbial clause = Although it was raining
What is a subject?
Who or what the sentence is about. The person, place, thing, or idea that performs the action or is described in the sentence.
Identify the error: “John and myself went to the store.”
Should be “John and I went to the store.”
Rewrite the sentence adding an adverbial element: “She studies.”
She studies in the library every evening.
Identify the type of adverbial clause: “Because she studied hard, she passed the test.”
Why
Analyze this sentence: “She taught herself carefully because she wanted to understand the lesson.”
Subject = She
Verb = taught
Reflexive pronoun = herself
Adverb = carefully
Adverbial clause = because she wanted to understand the lesson
What is a predicate?
The part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is like, usually containing a verb.