Focus 3 - 8.6 Reflexive Pronouns [B]

Complete the sentence using the correct Pronoun (Personal, Reflexive , Reciprocal).

Don't worry about the plants. I'll water them _____.

Answer explanation

➪ We can use myself, yourself, etc. when we want to emphasise that that subject did the action, and nobody else: I painted the room myself (and not anybody else).

Complete the sentence using the correct Pronoun (Personal, Reflexive , Reciprocal).

I'm looking forward to your visit. It's been a long time since we last saw _____.

Answer explanation

➪ We use each other or one another when person A does something to person B, and person B does something to person A.

Complete the sentence using the correct Pronoun (Personal, Reflexive , Reciprocal).

Talking to _____ is not necessarily a sign of madness.

Answer explanation

The reflexive pronouns are normally used when the subject and the object are the same person. We use oneself to refer to a general or anonymous person.

Complete the sentence using the correct Pronoun (Personal, Reflexive , Reciprocal).

Dear John, you must forgive _____ for not writing earlier.

Answer explanation

➪ We use myself, yourself, etc. when the subject and the object are the same person. But in this sentence, the object (me) is not the same person as the subject (you).

Complete the sentence using the correct Pronoun (Personal, Reflexive , Reciprocal).

Did you enjoy _____ at the party last night?

Answer explanation

➪ We use myself, yourself, etc. when the object and the subject are the same person.
➪ The verb enjoy in English requires an object. We can say I enjoyed myself or I enjoyed the party, but we cannot say I enjoyed.

Complete the sentence using the correct Pronoun (Personal, Reflexive , Reciprocal).

My mother and I don't see _____ very often now.

Answer explanation

➪ We use each other or one another when person A does something to person B, and person B does something to person A.

Complete the sentence using the correct Pronoun (Personal, Reflexive , Reciprocal).

We must learn to love _____  before we can love others.

Answer explanation

➪ We should use myself, yourself, etc. when the subject and the object are the same person.

Complete the sentence using the correct Pronoun (Personal, Reflexive , Reciprocal).

She often talks to _____ when she is stressed.

Answer explanation

➪ We also use reflexive pronouns after prepositions if they refer back to the subject.

Complete the sentence using the correct Pronoun (Personal, Reflexive , Reciprocal).

I'll introduce _____ to Erica. I think you'll like her.

Answer explanation

➪ We use myself, yourself, etc. when the subject and the object are the same person. But in this sentence, the object (you) is not the same person as the subject (I).

Complete the sentence using the correct Pronoun (Personal, Reflexive , Reciprocal).

During the following months, Mat and I got to know _____  better.

Answer explanation

➪ We use each other or one another when person A does something to person B, and person B does something to person A.