Reflexive (wederkerend) pronouns

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Reflexive pronouns 

(wederkerende voornaamwoorden)

What are Pronouns?

Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns in a sentence. They make sentences shorter and less repetitive.

Review what pronouns are and provide examples.

What are Reflexive Pronouns?

Reflexive pronouns are pronouns that refer to the subject of the sentence and are used when the subject and object are the same person or thing.

Reflexive pronouns are pronouns that refer to the subject of the sentence and are used when the subject and object are the same person or thing.

Define reflexive pronouns and provide examples.

What are reflexive pronouns?

Explain how to identify reflexive pronouns and provide examples.

The difference between personal and reflexive pronouns

Practice: Reflexive Pronouns

Spot the reflexive pronouns in the following sentence: 

'I taught myself how to play the guitar.'

Provide a sentence with a reflexive pronoun and have students identify it.

Practice: Reflexive Pronouns

'I taught myself how to play the guitar.'

Provide a sentence with a reflexive pronoun and have students identify it.

Welke reflexive pronoun staat in het enkelvoud?

1. himself
2. themselves

Reflexive pronouns refer to ....

1. The verb (ww) of the sentence
2. The subject of the sentence

Reflexive pronoun:
I wrote this poem ___

1. myself
2. yourself
3. herself
4. itself

Reflexive pronoun:
My mother often talks to ___

1. myself
2. yourself
3. herself
4. itself

Reflexive pronoun:
Alice and Doris collected the stickers ___

1. ourselves
2. themselves
3. ourself
4. themself

Welk van de onderstaande woorden zijn 'reflexive pronouns'?

1. myself, herself, themselves
2. my, her, their
3. each other, one another
4. myself, their, each other

Wat is de 'reflexive pronouns'?
They collected the stickers ___

Wat is de 'reflexive pronouns'?
He saw ..... in the mirror.

Wat is de 'reflexive pronouns'?
My phone charges ........ when it's sunny.

I understand reflexive pronouns.

1. Yes!
2. No, not yet.
3. I need a bit more practice.