Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I enjoyed the music, but I didn't like the play ___.

• A. yourself
• B. myself
• C. itself
• D. himself
• E. herself

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

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.

In the given sentence the subject and the object of the verb is 'the play'.

The reflexive pronoun for singular third person is 'himself','herself' or 'itself' according to the gender of the noun.

In the given sentence the noun is a play. So, the reflexive pronoun used must be 'itself'.

Thus option D is the correct answer. Options B and E are incorrect.

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

The reflexive pronoun for singular second person is 'yourself'. Thus option A is incorrect.