Exercise 16: Pronouns – Distributive, Reflexive and Epithetic Pronouns
1. Identify whether the Pronouns with ‘self‘ or ‘selves‘ below are Reflexive or Emphatic–
- Solve the problem yourself.
- She hurt herself.
- I do not appreciate it myself.
- He himself is going there.
- I myself did it.
- The poor cat will hurt itself.
- He knows himself.
- I know it myself.
- He gave himself much crisis.
- Do not glorify yourself so much.
- He grabbed of himself for an extended time.
- What do you know about yourself?
- He availed himself of the opportunity.
- They themselves were present in the party.
- She will do it herself.
2. Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs–
- Each of them _____ come with textbooks.
- Each of them _____ got a pen and a rose.
- Neither of them _____ done the assignment.
- Neither of them _____ good.
- Either of these _____ permissible.
- Neither of the men _____ absent.
- Neither of the books _____ interest.
- Every boy and every girl _____ given a packet of sweets.
- Each and every person _____ to do this work.
- Neither of the teams _____ sensible enough to do this task.
- Either Parmeet or Jyoti _____ done the crime.
- Either Sohan or his friends _____ to be blamed for this mischief.
- Either an officer or an assistant _____ required.
- Neither the mouse nor the lion _____ caught.
- Neither of these two documents _____ your claim. (support)
- Neither my sister nor my brothers _____ interested in moving to another house.
- Either of the roads _____ to the park. (lead)
- One of my desires _____ to become a doctor.
- One of the questions he asked me _____ “Who did you travel with?”
- One of the terrorists of the Kashmir valley _____ shot dead.