WREN & MARTIN-english grammar -pronouns

 

1. I will go myself.

  • Pronoun: myself

  • Type: Emphatic

  • Reason: It emphasizes that "I" (and no one else) will go. The sentence "I will go" is complete without it.

2. Rama has hurt himself.

  • Pronoun: himself

  • Type: Reflexive

  • Reason: The action of "hurting" passes back to Rama. You cannot say "Rama has hurt" without an object.

3. We exerted ourselves.

  • Pronoun: ourselves

  • Type: Reflexive

  • Reason: It acts as the object of the verb "exerted."

4. The boy hid himself.

  • Pronoun: himself

  • Type: Reflexive

  • Reason: The boy performed the action on himself.

5. I was sitting by myself.

  • Pronoun: myself

  • Type: Reflexive (used with a preposition)

  • Reason: It follows the preposition "by" to show the subject was alone.

6. I wash myself when I get up.

  • Pronoun: myself

  • Type: Reflexive

  • Reason: The action of washing is done by the subject to the subject.

7. The prisoners hanged themselves.

  • Pronoun: themselves

  • Type: Reflexive

  • Reason: The object of the action is the same as the subject.

8. The poor widow poisoned herself.

  • Pronoun: herself

  • Type: Reflexive

  • Reason: Again, the action returns to the subject.

9. They enjoyed themselves.

  • Pronoun: themselves

  • Type: Reflexive

  • Reason: "Enjoyed" requires an object here to complete the sense.

10. Don't deceive yourself.

  • Pronoun: yourself

  • Type: Reflexive

  • Reason: It is the object of the verb "deceive."

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