Fill in the blanks with an object pronoun or reflexive pronoun.
1I injured ............... while playing football yesterday.
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "myself" because the subject and object refer to the same person.
2He cut ............... while shaving.
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "himself" because he cut his own body.
3They blamed ............... for the failure.
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "themselves" because the people blamed their own group.
4I enjoyed ............... when I went skiing yesterday.
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "myself" in the fixed expression meaning I had a good time.
5The children spent hours entertaining ............... .
Wrong!
Use the plural reflexive pronoun "themselves" because the children entertained one another or themselves.
6Do it ............... .
Wrong!
Use "yourself" for emphasis when one person should do the action without help.
7He is so ill that he can't feed ............... .
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "himself" because he cannot feed his own body.
8I told ............... to mind his own business.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "him" because the subject and object are different people.
9She does everything ............... .
Wrong!
Use "herself" for emphasis to show that she does everything without help.
10My mother does a lot for ............... .
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" because my mother does things for another person.
11I have invited all of ............... .
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "them" after "of" because it refers to other people.
12She was beside ............... with grief.
Wrong!
Use "herself" in the fixed expression "beside herself" to mean extremely upset.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I injured myself while playing football yesterday.
- He cut himself while shaving.
- They blamed themselves for the failure.
- I enjoyed myself when I went skiing yesterday.
- The children spent hours entertaining themselves .
- Do it yourself .
- He is so ill that he can’t feed himself .
- I told him to mind his own business.
- She does everything herself .
- My mother does a lot for me .
- I have invited all of them .
- She was beside herself with grief.
