Pronouns Quiz

Which sentence uses a reflexive pronoun correctly?

• The prisoners decided to escape themselves.

• The prisoners escaped by themselves.

• The prisoners escaped themselves.

• The prisoners themselves decided not to escape.

Which sentence correctly uses an intensive pronoun?

• The guards locked the cells themselves.

• The guards locked the cells by themselves.

• The guards locked themselves in the cells.

• The guards themselves were scared of escape attempts.

Fill in the blank: The escapees blamed ___ for getting caught.

What is the reflexive pronoun in this sentence? "The warden prepared himself for the day ahead."

• himself

• the warden

• prepared

• ahead

Choose the sentence with an intensive pronoun:

• Al Capone himself played music while at Alcatraz.

• Al Capone enjoyed himself while at Alcatraz.

• Al Capone played music by himself at Alcatraz.

• Al Capone wrote a letter to himself.

Which sentence does NOT use a reflexive pronoun?

• The prisoners planned the escape by themselves.

• The guards blamed themselves for letting prisoners escape.

• The families enjoyed themselves on the island.

• The warden made the prisoners do all the work.

What type of pronoun is "herself" in this sentence? "The guard herself checked every cell."

• Reflexive

• Intensive

• Possessive

• Subject

Choose the correct pronoun: The children of Alcatraz’s workers had to entertain ___.

• themselves

• itself

• himself

• themselveses

Which sentence uses a subjective pronoun correctly?

• Him planned an escape from Alcatraz.

• He planned an escape from Alcatraz.

• Them planned an escape from Alcatraz.

• His planned an escape from Alcatraz.

Fill in the blank: The guards made sure that the prisoners stayed in ___ cells at night.