1I injured ............... while playing football.
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "myself" because the subject and object are the same person.
2We got out of the river and dried ...............
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "ourselves" because the subject and object are the same people.
3I went to the shops to get ............... some clothes.
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "myself" when the object refers back to "I" in this sentence.
4She likes to talk about ...............
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "herself" because she is talking about the same person, herself.
5His stories are all about ...............
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "himself" because the stories are about the same man mentioned as "his".
6I wanted to see it ...............
Wrong!
Use "myself" for emphasis to show that I personally wanted to see it.
7She is so ill that she can't walk ...............
Wrong!
Use "by herself" to mean that she cannot walk without help.
8I saw ............... there yesterday.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "him" after the verb "saw" when it refers to another person.
9I have invited ............... to my party.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "them" after the verb "invited" when it refers to other people.
10Rani has asked ............... to accompany her.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the verb "asked" when Rani asked another person.
11He helped ............... when we were in trouble.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "us" after the verb "helped" because "he" helped other people.
12They took ............... home.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "him" after the verb "took" when it refers to another person.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I injured myself while playing football.
- We got out of the river and dried ourselves
- I went to the shops to get myself some clothes.
- She likes to talk about herself
- His stories are all about himself
- I wanted to see it myself
- She is so ill that she can’t walk by herself
- I saw him there yesterday.
- I have invited them to my party.
- Rani has asked me to accompany her.
- He helped us when we were in trouble.
- They took him home.
