Grammar Practice 1 Grammar Practice 2

Study the following sets of sentences. Decide whether the pronoun used in each
sentence is reflexive or non-reflexive. Write your answer in the space provided. Read the sentences below. Encircle the subject of each sentence then supply the
missing reflexive pronoun.
Set A
1. Aunt Sophia gave herself one year to get back to her ideal weight. ________ 1. Mrs. Cruz, the high school principal, takes it upon __________ to pick up the
pieces of paper and candy wrappers lying on the school grounds every time she
2. Aunt Sophia gave her one year to get back to her ideal weight. ________
sees them.
Set B
2. The students need to acquire the same habit __________ if the school wants to
1. To attain this goal, she bought for herself a lifetime membership to the nearest keep the campus clean.
gym.
3. The idea __________ is commendable, for it will benefit all sectors of the
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community.
2. To attain this goal, she bought for her a lifetime membership to the nearest gym
4. Given enough attention and widespread support from the stakeholders
________ __________, the cleanliness campaign of the school will soon take off.
Set C 5. Hopefully, with the student leaders making __________ movers of this project,
the school can expect active participation from the students.
1. Uncle Ryan, her husband, elated by this news, bought himself the same
membership. Grammar Practice 3
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Study the short passage below and figure out the function of the pronoun herself in
2. Uncle Ryan, her husband, elated by this news bought him the same membership. the itemized sentences. Discuss your answers with your classmates.
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Set D Something funny happened to her yesterday while she was in the library. (1) It all
started when the chief librarian himself gave her the book she had reserved for
1. The couple not only got to maintain their good health but also enjoyed herself two weeks ago. (2) After she had checked out the book herself, she decided to
themselves in the process. stay in the farthest corner of the library for some peace. (3) There she started to read
________ quietly to herself. (4) She was enjoying herself so much that she did not notice the
2. The couple not only got to maintain their good health but also enjoyed them in passing of time. (5) Good thing the janitor saw her or she would have spent one night
the process. in the library by herself.
________
Set E
1. Would you like to know if Aunt Sophia succeeded in attaining her goal? You
should ask her yourself!
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2. Would you like to know if Aunt Sophia succeeded in attaining her goal? You
should ask her!
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