Fill in the blanks with an object or reflexive pronoun.
1I introduced ............... to the other guests at the party.
Wrong!
Use "myself" because the speaker introduced the speaker to other people.
2He fell down the steps and injured ...............
Wrong!
Use "himself" because the person who fell and the person who was injured are the same.
3You shouldn't blame ............... for your mistakes.
Wrong!
Use "me" because the speaker is not the same person as the subject "you".
4Empathetic people can put ............... in someone else's shoes.
Wrong!
Use "themselves" in the expression "put themselves in someone else's shoes" when people imagine another person's feelings.
5John introduced ............... to his wife.
Wrong!
Use "me" because John introduced another person, not John himself.
6She is full of ...............
Wrong!
Use "herself" in the fixed expression "full of herself" to mean too proud or self-important.
7If you touch a hot pan, you will burn ...............
Wrong!
Use "yourself" because the person who touches the pan and the person who gets burned are the same.
8He is very articulate. He can express ............... well.
Wrong!
Use "himself" in "express himself" when someone communicates their own thoughts or feelings.
9What you did was really bad. You must be ashamed of ...............
Wrong!
Use "yourself" because the feeling of shame refers back to the subject "you".
10I have invited all of ...............
Wrong!
Use "them" because the invited people are not the same as the subject "I".
11Why are you always talking to ...............?
Wrong!
Use "yourself" when the person spoken to is talking to the same person.
12Why don't you talk to ...............?
Wrong!
Use "him" because it is the object form after the preposition "to".
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- I introduced myself to the other guests at the party.
- He fell down the steps and injured himself.
- You shouldn’t blame me for your mistakes.
- Empathetic people can put themselves in someone else’s shoes.
- John introduced me to his wife.
- She is full of herself.
- If you touch a hot pan, you will burn yourself.
- He is very articulate. He can express himself well.
- What you did was really bad. You must be ashamed of yourself.
- I have invited all of them.
- Why are you always talking to yourself?
- Why don’t you talk to him?