0
You visited us 0 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!
Question

Fill in the blanks with suitable reflexive or emphasising pronouns:
I was _____ keen to learn cooking. I felt ashamed to think that by ________ I could not prepare even a simple cup of tea.
  1. myself, myself
  2. himself, ourselves
  3. ourselves, myself
  4. myself, ourselves

A
myself, ourselves
B
ourselves, myself
C
myself, myself
D
himself, ourselves
Solution
Verified by Toppr

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 reflexive pronoun for singular first person 'I' is 'myself'. Thus the first blank must be 'myself'.
We can thus eliminate options A and D as incorrect answers.
The subject and object of the second sentence is also 'I'. So, the correct answer will be 'myself'.
Thus option B is the correct answer.
'Ourselves' is the reflexive pronoun for the plural first person. Thus option C is also incorrect.

Was this answer helpful?
0
Similar Questions
Q1
Fill in the blanks with suitable reflexive or emphasising pronouns:
I was _____ keen to learn cooking. I felt ashamed to think that by ________ I could not prepare even a simple cup of tea.
View Solution
Q2
Fill in the blank with a suitable reflexive pronoun from the options given below:
She cooks for _____ everyday.
View Solution
Q3
Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
The TV program was so _________ that I felt asleep.
View Solution
Q4
Fill in the blanks with suitable reflexive or emphasising pronouns:
Nusrat and I agreed between ________ to bear all the expenses equally.
View Solution
Q5
Fill in the blanks with suitable reflexive or emphasising pronouns:
It is desirable that one protects ________ against risks. But sometimes taking a risk ________ becomes quite tempting.
View Solution