Grandpa fixed the old radio ____. He didn't get any help.
- A. himself(correct answer)
- B. hisself
- C. him
- D. his
Why: Grandpa did the job with no help: himself. Hisself is not English.
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Reflexive Pronouns Exercises with Answers
Himself or hisself? Themselves or each other? Practise the eight reflexive pronouns, by myself, and the verbs that need no -self, with a short reason after each answer.
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Sample questions with answers
Be careful, girls! Don't cut ____ with those scissors.
- A. yourselves(correct answer)
- B. yourself
- C. you
- D. yourselfs
Why: The speaker is talking to a group: yourselves. Yourself is for one person, and there is no selfs.
Hải and Lan met at university, and they still write to ____ every week.
- A. each other(correct answer)
- B. themselves
- C. theirselves
- D. themself
Why: Hải writes to Lan and Lan writes to Hải: each other. Theirselves and themself are not English.
Lessons on this topic
- Reflexive Pronouns
The eight reflexive pronouns in English, when you do something to yourself, by myself, and themselves vs. each other.
