Grammar and Language Workbook

Underline the correct pronoun in parentheses. Assume that a third-person pronoun
refers to a person, place, or thing already in the sentence.
The cat gave (it, itself) a bath.
1. Harley, would you divide the pie between (him, himself) and me?
2. We can give (us, ourselves) the test at home.
3. Frank and (you, yourself) are going to be late for the big concert.
4. He told (hisself, himself) it didn’t matter that he lost the track event.
5. Mom taught (her, herself) algebra from a book when she was studying at home.
6. The puppies inched (theirselves, themselves) up onto the couch.
7. She taught (her, herself) to breathe deeply when she was afraid.
8. He set the clock to wake (hisself, himself) early on the day of the field trip.
9. They laughed (theirselves, themselves) silly over the mistake that I made.
10. Megan removed (her, herself) from the contest yesterday.
11. I saw the squirrels helping (them, themselves) to the birds’ feed again.
12. Sam asked (him, himself) why he had done such a silly thing!
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13. Angela can draw (her, herself ) a reasonable picture of a horse.
14. Carol and Chiyo entered (they, themselves) in the swim meet.
15. The Parkers and (you, yourself) will never make it to the movie premiere on time.
16. Homer wanted to walk home by (hisself, himself) after the baseball game.
17. You can see (you, yourself) in the lake’s surface.
18. The bear took (it, itself) down the path into the deep, shadowy woods.
19. Jackson finally talked (hisself, himself) into going to the dance.