Question

Choose the option that best fills in the blank:
You _____ best know the answer to the question.

• A. myself
• B. themselves
• C. itself
• D. yourself

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

When the subject and the object of the verb is the same person or thing, we use a reflexive pronoun. When reflexive pronouns are used to put emphasis on a particular noun, they are called emphatic pronouns.

The emphasising pronoun for singular second person 'you' is 'yourself'. Thus option D is the correct answer.

The reflexive and emphasising pronoun for singular third person is 'himself','herself' or 'itself' according to the gender of the noun. Thus option B is incorrect.

'Themselves' is the reflexive and emphasising pronoun for third person plural. Thus option C is also incorrect.

The reflexive pronoun and emphasising pronoun for singular first person 'I' is 'myself'. Thus option A is incorrect.