Fill in the blanks.
1. The hostess herself received the guests. Here herself is a/an ............................... pronoun.
Correct!
Wrong!
When words like myself, himself etc. are used for emphasis, they are emphatic pronouns.
2. You don't have to pay for me. I will pay for ..........................
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun when the subject and object are the same person.
3. I talk to ....................... a lot.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. Why are you blaming ........................ for your problems? You should blame .............................
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I feel anxious. I can't ................................
Correct!
Wrong!
The emphatic pronoun is not used after relax or concentrate.
6. You must try and ................................. on your work.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. She stood in front of the mirror and looked at ............................
Correct!
Wrong!
8. We painted the house ourselves.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The movie itself wasn't very good, but I loved the acting and songs.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. You must meet James. I will introduce .......................... to him.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. They had never met before. So they introduced ............................. to ..............................
Correct!
Wrong!
12. I myself will go.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- Emphatic
- You don’t have to pay for me. I will pay for myself.
- I talk to myself a lot.
- Why are you blaming us for your problems? You should blame yourself.
- I feel anxious. I can’t relax myself.
- You must try and concentrate on your work.
- She stood in front of the mirror and looked at herself.
- Emphatic
- Emphatic
- You must meet James. I will introduce you to him.
- They had never met before. So they introduced themselves to each other.
- I myself will go.
