Fill in the blanks with a personal or reflexive pronoun.
1She put the bag next to ...............
Wrong!
After a preposition of place with no reflexive meaning, use the object pronoun "her".
2I helped ............... to another drink.
Wrong!
In the expression "help myself to something", the correct pronoun is "myself".
3He cut ............... while shaving.
Wrong!
Because the subject and object are the same person, use "himself".
4The manager ............... told me this.
Wrong!
After a noun, "himself" adds emphasis to show that the manager personally said it.
5She looked quite pleased with ...............
Wrong!
In the expression "be pleased with herself", the correct pronoun is "herself".
6I ............... decorated the room.
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After the subject, "myself" adds emphasis to show that I personally decorated the room.
7We enjoyed ............... while we were camping last week.
Wrong!
In the expression "enjoy ourselves", the correct pronoun is "ourselves".
8She killed ............... with a knife.
Wrong!
Because the subject and object are the same person, use "herself".
9He does all the jobs ...............
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At the end of the sentence, "himself" means that he does the jobs without help.
10I was told to do it ...............
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At the end of the sentence, "myself" emphasizes that I had to do it personally.
11The Prime Minister ............... answered the phone.
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After the title, "himself" emphasizes that the Prime Minister personally answered the phone.
12Although I don't speak English well, I can make ............... understood.
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In the expression "make myself understood", the correct pronoun is "myself".
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- 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 were 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.