Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1Alone in her room, she congratulated ............... on her success.
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "herself" because the subject and object refer to the same person.
2You are worse than ............... at keeping secrets.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "than", the object pronoun "him" is the natural choice in everyday English; the subject pronoun "he" is also correct in formal English.
3Working alone in his shed, he accidentally stabbed ............... with a knife.
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "himself" because he did the action to his own body.
4"Whose car is this?" "It is ..............."
Wrong!
The possessive pronoun "hers" means "her car" here.
5He lives on ............... own.
Wrong!
The expression is "on his own", meaning that he lives alone or independently.
6I did it ............... because there was no one to help me.
Wrong!
Use "myself" for emphasis when the speaker did the action without help.
7Please eat more vegetables and do ............... a favor.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "yourself" in "do yourself a favor."
8It is your fault, not ...............
Wrong!
The possessive pronoun "mine" means "my fault" here.
9I showed her my ID, but she couldn’t show me ...............
Wrong!
The possessive pronoun "hers" means "her ID" here.
10That cat of ............... has drunk my milk.
Wrong!
After "of" in this possessive structure, use the possessive pronoun "yours."
11I ............... spoke to the minister.
Wrong!
Use "myself" after the subject for emphasis.
12This cat is ...............
Wrong!
The possessive pronoun "theirs" means "their cat" here.
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- Alone in her room, she congratulated herself on her success.
- You are worse than he / him at keeping secrets.
- Working alone in his shed, he accidentally stabbed himself with a knife.
- “Whose car is this?” “It is hers.”
- He lives on his own.
- I did it myself because there was no one to help me.
- Please eat more vegetables and do yourself a favor.
- It is your fault, not mine.
- I showed her my ID, but she couldn’t show me hers.
- That cat of yours has drunk my milk.
- I myself spoke to the minister.
- This cat is theirs.