Fill in the blanks.
1The hostess herself received the guests. Here, herself is a/an ............... pronoun.
Wrong!
In this sentence, "emphatic" is correct because herself only adds emphasis to the hostess.
2You don't have to pay for me. I will pay for ............... .
Wrong!
"Myself" is correct because the subject I and the object are the same person.
3I talk to ............... a lot.
Wrong!
"Myself" is correct because the speaker is talking to the same person as the subject.
4Why are you blaming us for your problems? You should blame ............... .
Wrong!
"Yourself" is correct because the person who should receive the blame is the same as the subject you.
5I feel anxious. I can't ............... .
Wrong!
"Relax" is correct because relax is normally used without a reflexive pronoun in this meaning.
6You must try and ............... on your work.
Wrong!
"Concentrate" is correct because concentrate on something is normally used without a reflexive pronoun.
7She stood in front of the mirror and looked at ............... .
Wrong!
"Herself" is correct because she saw her own reflection in the mirror.
8We painted the house ourselves.
Wrong!
"Emphatic" is correct because ourselves emphasizes that we did the painting personally.
9The movie itself wasn't very good, but I loved the acting and songs.
Wrong!
"Emphatic" is correct because itself emphasizes the movie as a whole.
10You must meet James. I will introduce ............... to him.
Wrong!
"You" is correct because James, not you, is the other person in the introduction.
11They had never met before, so they introduced ............... to each other.
Wrong!
"Themselves" is correct because the people performed the introduction for their own group.
12I myself will go.
Wrong!
"Emphatic" is correct because myself emphasizes that I will go personally.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The hostess herself received the guests. Here, herself is a/an emphatic pronoun.
- 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 .
- You must try and concentrate on your work.
- She stood in front of the mirror and looked at herself .
- We painted the house ourselves. — Emphatic
- The movie itself wasn’t very good, but I loved the acting and songs. — 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. — Emphatic
