Compound Pronouns

"The city itself is not very large." Which type of compound pronoun is "itself"?

• Reflexive pronoun

• Intensive pronoun

Jennifer sewed her dress ____________

• himself

• herself

• itself

Fill in the blank with the appropriate compound personal pronoun:

The little girl helped _____ to the free matcha ice cream cones.

Fill in the blank with the appropriate compound personal pronoun:

We _____ should visit Osaka.

Choose the sentence that does NOT contain a compound pronoun.

• They themselves were surprised at the outcome.

• She talked to herself about the problem.

• We found our way back home.

• He himself admitted the mistake.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'We found our way back home.' does NOT contain a compound pronoun. The other sentences contain compound pronouns like 'themselves', 'herself', and 'himself'.

Which of the following sentences uses a compound pronoun correctly?

• Myself am going to the concert.

• They themselves fixed the car.

• Ourself will handle the situation.

• Herselves are ready for the challenge.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'They themselves fixed the car.' correctly uses the compound pronoun 'themselves.'

Which of the following is NOT a compound pronoun?

• Yourself

• Ourselves

• Their

• Herself

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Their' because it is not a compound pronoun. Compound pronouns are formed by adding 'self' or 'selves' to personal pronouns, which is not the case with 'Their'.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses a compound pronoun.

• They went to the store.

• I myself am responsible for this.

• She likes to read books.

• He can play the guitar.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence 'I myself am responsible for this' uses the compound pronoun 'myself' to refer back to the subject 'I'.

Susan took Pat and ​ (a)   to this new restaurant called ‘Karma’ last night. There’s no menu—you get what you deserve.

• me

• I

• myself

Fill in the blank with the appropriate compound personal pronoun:

I _____ saw the sharks and manta rays in the Osaka Aquarium.