Question

Supply the correct reflexive pronouns.

1. They amused ____ very much last night

2. Nobody should blame ____ for that mistake.

3. You hurt ____ by hurting others.

4. Scooby booked ____ um the morros and barked.

5. Jack taught ____ how to play the piano.

6. Nancy and I will keep the secret to ___ for the rest of our lives.

7. Can the kids dress _____?

8. I don't think anyone enjoyed ____ at that terrible show.

9. She calls ___ "the fastest reader in the word".

10. The famous writer Ernest Hemingway shot ____ in 1961.

11. I believe i have to find ____ a place in the other room.

Answer 1

Respostas:

1. They amused THEMSELVES very much last night.

2. Nobody should blame THEMSELVES for that mistake.

3. You hurt YOURSELF by hurting others.

4. Scooby booked ITSELF / HIMSELF um the morros and barked. *

5. Jack taught HIMSELF / HERSELF how to play the piano. **

6. Nancy and I will keep the secret to OURSELVES for the rest of our lives.

7. Can the kids dress THEMSELVES?

8. I don't think anyone enjoyed THEMSELVES at that terrible show.

9. She calls HERSELF "the fastest reader in the word".

10. The famous writer Ernest Hemingway shot HIMSELF in 1961.

11. I believe I have to find MYSELF a place in the other room.

* 1) Há algum erro (grafia ou ausência de palavras) na frase. Isso, contudo, não atrapalha na identificação do pronome reflexivo. 2) Por se tratar de um animal, em tese, o pronome reflexivo seria ITSELF (pois acompanha o pronome pessoal IT, usado para designar animal/objeto no singular). Contudo, tratando-se de um cachorro (Scooby) pelo qual há grande afeição, é comum usar o pronome reflexivo HIMSELF na intenção de demonstrar carinho/proximidade. Fica a critério de quem escreve.

** Jack pode ser um nome feminino ou masculino. Se for uma mulher, usa-se HERSELF como pronome reflexivo. Se for um homem, usa-se HIMSELF.