Question

Complete the sentences with the correct reflexive pronouns from the box:

by themselves – themselves – by herself – itself – himself – by myself – herself – by itself – ourselves – myself – himself


a) He ____________ explained the problem, but nobody believed the explanation ____________.
b) When we arrived at the guest house, it was the owner ____________ who met us.
c) My grandparents live ____________ in a small apartment.
d) The little girl flew to New York ____________. Her uncle met her at the airport.
e) We always prepare ____________ for exams by studying a lot.
f) She blamed ____________ for the accident, but it wasn’t really her fault.
g) I went to the theater ____________ because my boyfriend was working.
h) They don’t want a picture of ____________.
i) I ____________ didn’t like the movie, but my husband enjoyed it a lot.
j) The car alarm went off ____________. Nobody was trying to steal it, thank goodness.

Answer 1

a) himself, itself.

b) himself.

c) by themselves.

d) by herself.

e) ourselves.

f) herself.

g) by myself.

h) themselves.

i) myself.

j) by itself.