Fill in the blanks.
1. He dressed the wound ..........................
Wrong!
Himself is the emphatic form of the pronoun he. The emphatic pronoun is used to emphasize an idea.
2. He patted ............................ on the back.
Wrong!
When the subject and object refer to the same person, use the reflexive form.
3. I congratulated ............................ on his success.
Wrong!
A pronoun used as the object of the verb should be in its object form. The pronouns are: him, her, his, their, our, your etc.
4. This is the club where .......................... meet.
Wrong!
5. That dog of ............................ is always chasing my cats.
Wrong!
6. I didn't see ..........................
Wrong!
7. ....................... was there to help him.
Wrong!
8. One must not praise ...............................
Wrong!
The reflexive form of one is oneself.
9. She blamed ......................... for the failure.
Wrong!
When the subject and object refer to the same person, use the reflexive form.
10. They blamed ...............................
Wrong!
11. ........................... of them have passed the test.
Wrong!
Both is used with a plural verb. Either and neither are used with singular verbs.
12. ....................... of them was able to offer a satisfactory explanation.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
1. He dressed the wound himself.
2. He patted himself on the back.
3. I congratulated him on his success.
4. This is the club where we meet.
5. That dog of yours is always chasing my cats.
6. I didn’t see anything.
7. Nobody was there to help him.
8. One must not praise oneself.
9. She blamed herself for the failure.
10. They blamed each other.
11. Both of them have passed the test.
12. Neither of them was able to offer a satisfactory explanation.
