Question

Exercise 32. Fill in the blanks with Reflexive or Emphasizing Pronouns:
1. I wash...
when I get up in the morning.
2. The horse has hurt........
3. He........
went to see the prisoner.
4. She......
is to blame for it.
5. Rita, you will hurt........
6. We often deceive.......
7. The thieves hid.........
8. The boys helped........
to the cakes.
9. Pinky dressed..........
beautifully for the party.
10. You
.............. wanted this.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.myself.2.itself.3.himself.4.herself.5.yourself.6.ourselves.7.themselves.8.themselves.9.herself.10.yourself.

Answer 2

1. I wash myself when I get up in the morning. (Emphasizing Pronoun)

2. The horse has hurt itself. (Reflexive Pronoun)

3. He himself went to see the prisoner. (Emphasizing Pronoun)

4. She herself is to blame for it. (Emphasizing Pronoun)

5. Rita, you will hurt yourself. (Reflexive Pronoun)

6. We often deceive ourselves. (Reflexive Pronoun)

7. The thieves hid themselves. (Reflexive Pronoun)

8. The boys helped themselves to the cakes. (Emphasizing Pronoun)

9. Pinky dressed herself beautifully for the party. (Emphasizing Pronoun)

10. You yourself wanted this.​ (Emphasizing Pronoun)

• When we add self or selves to a pronoun it becomes a reflexive pronoun. In reflexive pronoun the subject is same as the object.
• Emphasizing pronouns are the pronouns that are used to emphasize on something specific.