Fill in the blanks with a personal or reflexive pronoun.
1. She put the bag next to ...............................
Correct!
Wrong!
Reflexive pronouns are not used after prepositions of place.
2. I helped ............................ to another drink.
Correct!
Wrong!
Help myself is a standard expression.
3. He cut ............................. while shaving.
Correct!
Wrong!
When the subject and the object refer to the same person, the reflexive pronoun is used.
4. The manager ........................... told me this.
Correct!
Wrong!
The reflexive pronoun is often used for emphasis and then it is called the emphatic pronoun.
5. She looked quite pleased with ...............................
Correct!
Wrong!
The reflexive is used in the expression 'be pleased with'.
6. I ............................ decorated the room.
Correct!
Wrong!
The emphatic pronoun is used for emphasis.
7. We enjoyed .............................. while we went camping last week.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. She killed ............................... with a knife.
Correct!
Wrong!
When the subject and object refer to the same person, the reflexive is used.
9. He does all the jobs ..................................
Correct!
Wrong!
10. I was told to do it ...............................
Correct!
Wrong!
11. The Prime Minister ............................... answered the phone.
Correct!
Wrong!
The emphatic is used for emphasis.
12. Although I don't speak English well, I can make ............................ understood.
Correct!
Wrong!
The reflexive is used in the expression 'make yourself understood'.
Answers
- She put the bag next to her.
- I helped myself to another drink.
- He cut himself while shaving.
- The manager himself told me this.
- She looked quite pleased with herself.
- I myself decorated the room.
- We enjoyed ourselves while we went camping last week.
- She killed herself with a knife.
- He does all the jobs himself.
- I was told to do it myself.
- The Prime Minister himself answered the phone.
- Although I don’t speak English well, I can make myself understood.
