Pronouns: Reflexive Pronouns








Pronouns: Reflexive Pronouns : Difficulty Level: Easy–Moderate


What is a Reflexive Pronoun?


Definition : A Reflexive Pronoun is a pronoun that refers back to the subject of the sentence.
It is used when the subject and the object are the same person or thing.


āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž : Reflexive Pronoun āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›ā§‡ āĻāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻāĻ• āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖāĻžāĻ‰āĻ¨, āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¯ā§° subject āĻ˛ā§ˆ āĻ˜ā§‚ā§°āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
āĻ‡ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āĻ•ā§°āĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ†ā§°ā§ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āĻĒā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ•ā§‡ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤ā§‡āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻ•ā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

Fill in the blanks (Using words from the Word Box)


Word Box: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves


Ans

  1. I completed the work by myself. myself = āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡ (āĻŽāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽāĻŸā§‹ āĻ•ā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‹āĻ)

  2. You should believe in yourself. yourself = āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœāĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ•ā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻž

  3. He hurt himself while playing. himself = āĻ¤ā§‡āĻ“āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ†āĻ˜āĻžāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§‡

  4. She prepared the cake by herself. herself = āĻ¤āĻžāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻ•ā§‡āĻ• āĻŦāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ā§‡

  5. The dog cleaned itself. itself = āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§° āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻ•ā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡

  6. We enjoyed ourselves at the picnic. ourselves = āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ†āĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ˛’āĻ˛ā§‹āĻ

  7. You all taught the lesson yourselves. yourselves = āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§‹āĻ•ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ  āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻžāĻ‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛āĻž

  8. They introduced themselves. themselves = āĻ¤ā§‡āĻ“āĻāĻ˛ā§‹āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡

  9. One must respect oneself. āĻĒā§°ā§€āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžā§°āĻŖāĻ¤ā§‡ oneself āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§Ÿ (āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ word box āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡)

  10. I reminded myself about the task. myself = āĻŽāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœāĻ•ā§‡ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§‡āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹āĻ

  11. He blamed himself for the mistake. himself = āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§° āĻ­ā§āĻ˛ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœāĻ•ā§‡ āĻĻā§‹āĻˇ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡

  12. She looked at herself in the mirror. herself = āĻ†ā§ŸāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœāĻ•ā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ˛ā§‡


Exam Tip


Reflexive Pronouns = Subject & Object same person/thing

  • I → myself , You → yourself / yourselves , He → himself , She → herself , It → itself , We → ourselves , They → themselve
















Pronouns: Reflexive Pronouns : Difficulty Level: Easy–Moderate


1. I did the work by ___. A) me B) myself C) mine D) my
Ans: B) myself
Note: āĻŽāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽāĻŸā§‹ āĻ•ā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‹āĻ

2. You should trust ___. A) you B) your C) yourself D) yours
Ans: C) yourself
Note: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœāĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ•ā§°āĻž

3. He injured ___ while playing. A) him B) his C) himself D) he
Ans: C) himself
Note: āĻ¤ā§‡āĻ“āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ†āĻ˜āĻžāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§‡

4. She completed the project by ___. A) her B) hers C) herself D) she
Ans: C) herself
Note: āĻ¤āĻžāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻœā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻŸāĻŸā§‹ āĻļā§‡āĻˇ āĻ•ā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡

5. The cat cleaned ___. A) it B) its C) itself D) itselfs
Ans: C) itself
Note: āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āĻ•ā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡

6. We enjoyed ___ at the party. A) us B) our C) ourselves D) we
Ans: C) ourselves
Note: āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ†āĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ˛’āĻ˛ā§‹āĻ

7. You all prepared the notes ___. A) yourself B) yourselves C) your D) you
Ans: B) yourselves
Note: āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§‹āĻ•ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻ¨ā§‹āĻŸ āĻŦāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻž

8. They introduced ___ to the class. A) them B) their C) themselves D) they
Ans: C) themselves
Note: āĻ¤ā§‡āĻ“āĻāĻ˛ā§‹āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡

9. I reminded ___ about the exam. A) me B) myself C) mine D) my
Ans: B) myself
Note: āĻŽāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœāĻ•ā§‡ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§‡āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹āĻ

10. He blamed ___ for the loss. A) him B) his C) himself D) he
Ans: C) himself
Note: āĻ¤ā§‡āĻ“āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœāĻ•ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻĻā§‹āĻˇ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡

11. She looked at ___ in the mirror. A) her B) hers C) herself D) she
Ans: C) herself
Note: āĻ†ā§ŸāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœāĻ•ā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ˛ā§‡

12. The child dressed ___. A) him B) his C) himself D) he
Ans: C) himself
Note: āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŸā§‹ā§ąā§‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒā§‹ā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡

13. We taught ___ how to swim. A) us B) our C) ourselves D) we
Ans: C) ourselves
Note: āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻ‡ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‹āĻ

14. You must correct ___. A) you B) your C) yourself D) yours
Ans: C) yourself
Note: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœāĻ•ā§‡ āĻļā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻ•ā§°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤

15. The machine stopped ___. A) it B) its C) itself D) itselfs
Ans: C) itself
Note: āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŸā§‹ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻš’āĻ˛

16. They congratulated ___. A) them B) their C) themselves D) they
Ans: C) themselves
Note: āĻ¤ā§‡āĻ“āĻāĻ˛ā§‹āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ¨ āĻœāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ā§‡

17. I saw ___ in the photograph. A) me B) myself C) mine D) my
Ans: B) myself
Note: āĻŽāĻ‡ āĻĢāĻŸā§‹āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœāĻ•ā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‹āĻ

18. She taught ___ how to cook. A) her B) hers C) herself D) she
Ans: C) herself
Note: āĻ¤āĻžāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡ ā§°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ˆ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡

19. You all should help ___. A) yourself B) yourselves C) your D) you
Ans: B) yourselves
Note: āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§‹āĻ•ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ•ā§°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤

20. One should respect ___. A) himself B) herself C) oneself D) themselves
Ans: C) oneself
Note: āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšā§‡ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•ā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ—ā§‡


Exam Tip


Subject = Object → Reflexive Pronoun

  • I → myself , You → yourself / yourselves , He → himself , She → herself , It → itself , We → ourselves , They → themselves