Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1When I eat in a restaurant with my friends, I always pay for ...............
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "myself" because the speaker pays for the speaker's own meal.
2We had a wonderful holiday, and we really enjoyed ...............
Wrong!
Use "ourselves" because the subject and object refer to the same group.
3She talks to ............... a lot.
Wrong!
Use "herself" because she is talking to herself, not to another woman.
4You can't blame ............... for your problems.
Wrong!
Use "me" because the person blamed is different from the subject "you".
5She blamed ............... for the failure.
Wrong!
Use "herself" because she blamed her own self for the failure.
6She stood in front of the mirror and looked at ...............
Wrong!
Use "herself" because she saw her own reflection in the mirror.
7The two brothers looked at ............... and smiled.
Wrong!
Use "each other" when two people do the same action to one another.
8I injured ............... while I was hiking yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "myself" because the speaker injured the speaker's own body.
9Why are you shouting at ...............?
Wrong!
Use "me" because the person being shouted at is different from the subject "you".
10Can you laugh at ...............?
Wrong!
Use "yourself" in the expression "laugh at yourself" to mean not take yourself too seriously.
11She criticizes ............... a lot.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the verb "criticizes".
12I don't want to listen to ...............
Wrong!
Use "you" because the listener is a different person from the subject "I".
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- When I eat in a restaurant with my friends, I always pay for myself
- We had a wonderful holiday, and we really enjoyed ourselves
- She talks to herself a lot.
- You can’t blame me for your problems.
- She blamed herself for the failure.
- She stood in front of the mirror and looked at herself
- The two brothers looked at each other and smiled.
- I injured myself while I was hiking yesterday.
- Why are you shouting at me?
- Can you laugh at yourself?
- She criticizes me a lot.
- I don’t want to listen to you