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