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1. 1.

   Circle the reflexive pronouns in these sentences. Underline the subjects they are referring to.

   1. The children are now old enough to look after (themselves)
   2. Deepak likes to think of himself as a good actor.
   3. Nutan and I bought ourselves sandwiches.
   4. The little girl learned how to dress herself for school.
   5. The air conditioner will turn itself off after an hour.
   6. You can help yourself to some juice if you like.
2. 2.

   Choose the correct answers to complete these sentences.

   1. I have given    myself    (myself/ourselves) a week to complete this work.
   2. She taught ____________ (himself/herself) how to bake.
   3. They have convinced ____________ (themselves/himself) that this won't work.
   4. He introduced _____________ (himself/ourselves) to everyone.
   5. The elephant has hurt _____________ (itself/yourself).
   6. We enjoyed _____________ (themselves/ourselves) in Jaipur
   7. Jane bought ______________ (herself/himself) a book.
   8. We blamed ______________ (ourselves/themselves) for the mistakes.
3. 3.

   Choose the correct reflexive pronouns from the box to complete these sentences.

   ourselves	myself	themselves
   yourself	himself	itself

   1. Sanjay considered __himself    the best student in the class.
   2. I am proud of ___________ since I can cook so well.
   3. We enjoyed ___________ thoroughly at the picnic yesterday.
   4. The brothers read ___________ to sleep.
   5. The horse hurt ____________ during the race.
   6. "There is a stain on your face. Go and look at ___________ in the mirror" Ms Dube said to her sister.
4. 4.

   Complete this passage with suitable reflexive pronouns.

   Once there lived an old man, who had the habit of talking to    himself   . One day, the king of the country went up to him and said, "Why do you talk to ____1____ all the time? People don't usually talk to ____2____.

   The man said, "I don't know about others, but I talk to ____3____ for two reasons. I like to talk to a wise man. I also like to listen to a wise man. That is why I talk to ____4____."

5. 5.

   Complete these sentences with suitable emphasising pronouns.

   1. Payal stitched the dress    herself  .
   2. They finished the painting work ____________.
   3. The Captain ____________ made the final decision.
   4. Samir ____________ admitted his mistake.
   5. You and your sister must solve the problem _____________.
   6. One cannot do everything by ______________.
   7. We asked for help since we could not do it _____________.
   8. The shop _____________ was opened not so long ago.
   9. My mother speaks Urdu, though I ______________ do not.
6. 6.

   Rewrite these sentences using emphasising pronouns.

   1. My mother cooked the dinner.
      My mother cooked the dinner herself.
   2. He repaired his bicycle.
   3. Let's clean the house.
   4. You should do your homework.
   5. I spoke to the Principal this morning.
   6. The information will not be too hard to find.