Fill in the blanks with the correct intensive/emphatic pronouns:
1. The children _________ decided their punishment for violation of the rules.
a) themself
b) themselves
c) himself
d) herself
Answer: b)
2. Ranbir _1_ told us __2__ this __3___secret.
a) only 1
b) only 2
c) only 3
d) both 1 and 3
Answer: a)
3. Ryan __1_ ruined __2__ painting and blamed _3__ Oscar for __4_ it.
a) only 4
b) only 3
c) only 2
d) only 1
Answer: d)
4. The ambience of the restaurant _______ appeared scary to me.
a) himself
b) itself
c) yourself
d) myself
Answer: b)
5. Rebecca __1__ took __2__such a big onus __3___ and regretted __4__later on.
a) only 3
b) only 2
c) only 1
d) only 4
Answer: c)
6. The task _______is not very demanding; it is the preparation before it that is gruelling.
a) themself
b) themselves
c) itself
d) herself
Answer: c)
7. I ________ will speak to the supervisor now.
a) myself
b) ourself
c) ourselves
d) yourself
Answer: a)
8. You _________ shown own up to your mistakes before anyone points them out for you.
a) yours
b) yourself
c) ourselves
d) myself
Answer: b)
9. Myra ______ asked me to bring these articles for her.
a) himself
b) yourself
c) herself
d) myself
Answer: c)
10. They _________ have to choose their leader and reach a consensus without any external support.
a) themself
b) themselves
c) herself
d) himself
Answer: b)
11. The CEO ________ presented the annual report to the board of directors.
a) itself
b) himself
c) themselves
d) herself
Answer: b)
12. The athletes ________ trained for the competition without any external help.
a) himself
b) herself
c) themselves
d) ourselves
Answer: c)
13. The author ________ signed copies of her new book at the event.
a) herself
b) himself
c) themselves
d) itself
Answer: a)
14. You ________ need to complete this project by the end of the week.
a) itself
b) herself
c) himself
d) yourself
Answer: d)
15. We ________ built this treehouse over the summer.
a) himself
b) itself
c) ourselves
d) themselves
Answer: c)
16. Despite the challenges they faced, the engineers _________ managed to complete the bridge construction ahead of schedule.
a) themselves
b) himself
c) herself
d) ourselves
Answer: a)
17. The chef _________ prepared the entire menu for the banquet, ensuring every dish met her high standards.
a) ourselves
b) himself
c) themselves
d) herself
Answer: d)
18. Even though the project was complex, the team leader _________ decided to handle the critical tasks personally.
a) himself
b) themselves
c) ourselves
d) herself
Answer: a)
19. The committee members _________ conducted the final review of the policy changes before implementation.
a) ourselves
b) themselves
c) herself
d) himself
Answer: b)
20. After months of planning, the event coordinator _________ oversaw the entire event to ensure everything went smoothly.
a) himself
b) ourselves
c) herself
d) themselves
Answer: c)
