Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1The sun will get hotter and hotter, and ............... will swallow the earth.
Wrong!
Use "it" to refer to the sun as a thing.
2............... is the last leaf.
Wrong!
Use "It" as the subject of the sentence.
3I made some tea for ............... .
Wrong!
Use "myself" because the subject and object refer to the same person.
4Why not deliver the speech you have written ...............?
Wrong!
Use "yourself" to emphasize that you wrote the speech and should deliver it.
5Get ............... that file.
Wrong!
Use "me" because the pronoun is the object after the verb.
6The deer looked at ............... reflection in the pool.
Wrong!
Use "its" as the possessive form before a noun.
7You could have injured ............... .
Wrong!
Use "yourself" because the subject and object are the same person.
8Do it ............... .
Wrong!
Use "yourself" to mean without help from another person.
9She ............... called the police.
Wrong!
Use "herself" to emphasize that she personally called the police.
10You needn’t have annoyed ............... .
Wrong!
Use "him" because the pronoun is the object of the verb.
11He talks to ............... a lot.
Wrong!
Use "himself" because the subject and object refer to the same person.
Done.
Score: 0/11
Answers
- The sun will get hotter and hotter, and it will swallow the earth.
- It is the last leaf.
- I made some tea for myself .
- Why not deliver the speech you have written yourself?
- Get me that file.
- The deer looked at its reflection in the pool.
- You could have injured yourself .
- Do it yourself .
- She herself called the police.
- You needn’t have annoyed him .
- He talks to himself a lot.
