Distinguish intensive and reflexive uses

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Excerpt A: Jo and ___ arrived; blank refers to the single speaker. Excerpt B: I myself drew the diagram. Excerpt C: Jo, our guide, arrived early. Jo is already identified; analyze the marks around our guide. Excerpt D: Wheel : bicycle.
• Primary check: Excerpt A: Lee thanked Jo and ___; blank refers to the single speaker. Excerpt B: I reminded myself to check the date. Excerpt C: Jo (our guide) arrived early. Analyze the marks around our guide. Excerpt D: Rain : wet ground.

Learn the idea

An intensive self-form emphasizes a noun and can be removed without destroying the core sentence. A reflexive object refers back to the subject and fills a needed object role.

Try removing the self-form. Check whether it merely emphasizes, receives the action from the same subject or incorrectly replaces me/us.

Original worked input: Original excerpt B: I myself drew the diagram. The task is to distinguish intensive and reflexive uses. The answer is “intensive emphasis”. Evidence: I myself drew the diagram. Reasoning: intensive emphasis is supported because removing myself or ourselves leaves the core clause intact, so it adds emphasis. Myself is not a fancy substitute for me.

1. Read the supplied worked case and identify the part named in this lesson. An adult can model unfamiliar words.
2. Try removing the self-form. Check whether it merely emphasizes, receives the action from the same subject or incorrectly replaces me/us.
3. Check the worked solution: intensive emphasis. Evidence: I myself drew the diagram. Reasoning: intensive emphasis is supported because removing myself or ourselves leaves the core clause intact, so it adds emphasis. Myself is not a fancy substitute for me.
4. Use the new primary and practice cases. Give a reason from the actual words before checking the feedback.

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Take it further

Changed-input task: Original excerpt B: He gave the note to myself; the intended recipient is the speaker, not he. Give an evidence-based answer before looking at the model. Expected reasoning: Evidence: He gave the note to myself; the intended recipient is the speaker, not he. Reasoning: incorrect object replacing an ordinary pronoun is supported because the named subject is someone else, so the speaker needs me rather than myself. Myself is not a fancy substitute for me. Then write a brief alternative sentence, paragraph, source note or scene that demonstrates the same operation; label new fictional details and preserve source limits.

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