Fill in the blanks with a personal or reflexive pronoun.
1She put the bag next to ...............
Wrong!
After a preposition of place, use the object pronoun "her" when there is no reflexive meaning.
2I helped ............... to another drink.
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "myself" in the expression "help myself to something".
3He cut ............... while shaving.
Wrong!
Use "himself" because the subject and object are the same person.
4The manager ............... told me this.
Wrong!
Use "himself" after the noun for emphasis.
5She looked quite pleased with ...............
Wrong!
Use "herself" in the expression "be pleased with herself".
6I ............... decorated the room.
Wrong!
Use "myself" after the subject for emphasis.
7We enjoyed ............... while we went camping last week.
Wrong!
Use "ourselves" in the expression "enjoy ourselves".
8She killed ............... with a knife.
Wrong!
Use "herself" because the subject and object are the same person.
9He does all the jobs ...............
Wrong!
Use "himself" to mean that he does the jobs without help.
10I was told to do it ...............
Wrong!
Use "myself" to emphasize that I had to do it personally.
11The Prime Minister ............... answered the phone.
Wrong!
Use "himself" after the noun for emphasis.
12Although I don't speak English well, I can make ............... understood.
Wrong!
Use "myself" in the expression "make myself understood".
Done.
Score: 0/12
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.
