[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grammar-exercise-019e0d3d-a9ca-7170-a838-1533972f822a":3,"grammar-exercise-lesson-019df804-428b-7734-a347-88911789bb23":213},["Reactive",4],{"id":5,"grammarPage":6,"title":7,"instructions":8,"displayOrder":9,"questions":10},"019e0d3d-a9ca-7170-a838-1533972f822a","\u002Fapi\u002Fgrammar_pages\u002F019df804-428b-7734-a347-88911789bb23","Reflexive Pronouns - Friends and Family (Interests)","This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown. Pay attention to the context of each sentence to use the right reflexive pronoun.",1,[11,33,51,66,83,100,116,132,149,165,181,197],{"id":12,"sentenceTemplate":13,"displayOrder":14,"explanation":15,"exampleSentence":16,"blanks":17},"019e0d3f-7432-7423-a70e-ba5f729681a1","I started learning Spanish because I wanted to challenge __1__ and talk to my cousins abroad.",0,"Use \"myself\" because the subject is \"I\" and the action is directed back to the same person. Use a reflexive pronoun when the subject and object are the same.","I taught myself how to bake cookies for my family.",[18],{"id":19,"blankNumber":9,"options":20},"019e0d3f-7431-7585-890a-b5cc64bb319c",[21,25,29],{"id":22,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019e0d3f-7431-7485-890a-b5cc63e88681","myself",true,{"id":26,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0d3f-7431-7525-890a-b5cc64713792","yourself",false,{"id":30,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0d3f-7431-755d-890a-b5cc6490998e","ourselves",2,{"id":34,"sentenceTemplate":35,"displayOrder":9,"explanation":36,"exampleSentence":37,"blanks":38},"019e0d3f-7432-75d7-a70e-ba5f74078a07","My brother taught __1__ how to build shelves for our comic collection.","Use \"himself\" because the subject is \"my brother\" (he), and he is both the person doing the action and the person affected by it. Reflexive pronouns match the subject.","My cousin taught himself how to cook simple meals.",[39],{"id":40,"blankNumber":9,"options":41},"019e0d3f-7432-758f-a70e-ba5f73b6ec96",[42,45,48],{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019e0d3f-7432-7503-a70e-ba5f72ead9c6","himself",{"id":46,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0d3f-7432-753f-a70e-ba5f72fdff52","herself",{"id":49,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0d3f-7432-756b-a70e-ba5f733c4d13","themselves",{"id":52,"sentenceTemplate":53,"displayOrder":32,"explanation":54,"exampleSentence":55,"blanks":56},"019e0d3f-7432-76c7-a70e-ba5f75ecb463","My sister cut __1__ while she was making snacks for our movie night at home.","Use \"herself\" because \"my sister\" is female and she is both the person doing the action and the person affected by it. Reflexive pronouns match the subject.","My aunt hurt herself when she slipped in the kitchen.",[57],{"id":58,"blankNumber":9,"options":59},"019e0d3f-7432-768f-a70e-ba5f75605917",[60,62,64],{"id":61,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019e0d3f-7432-7623-a70e-ba5f744bc9fe",{"id":63,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0d3f-7432-764b-a70e-ba5f750df29f",{"id":65,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0d3f-7432-766f-a70e-ba5f755bf2f2",{"id":67,"sentenceTemplate":68,"displayOrder":69,"explanation":70,"exampleSentence":71,"blanks":72},"019e0d3f-7432-77bf-a70e-ba5f781ffd93","This little robot toy can turn __1__ off after my nephew finishes playing with it.",3,"Use \"itself\" because the subject is \"robot toy\" (it) and it performs the action on itself. Use the reflexive pronoun that matches \"it\".","The smart lamp switches itself on when it gets dark.",[73],{"id":74,"blankNumber":9,"options":75},"019e0d3f-7432-7787-a70e-ba5f77d310ee",[76,79,81],{"id":77,"optionText":78,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019e0d3f-7432-7723-a70e-ba5f76441e00","itself",{"id":80,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0d3f-7432-7747-a70e-ba5f76928245",{"id":82,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0d3f-7432-7767-a70e-ba5f77373587",{"id":84,"sentenceTemplate":85,"displayOrder":86,"explanation":87,"exampleSentence":88,"blanks":89},"019e0d3f-7432-789f-a70e-ba5f7aba4bc8","You should be proud of __1__ for helping your little brother practice the guitar.",4,"Use \"yourself\" because the subject is \"you\" (one person) and the feeling is about the same person. Use \"yourself\" for singular \"you\".","You can teach yourself some new phrases to talk to your relatives.",[90],{"id":91,"blankNumber":9,"options":92},"019e0d3f-7432-7867-a70e-ba5f7a346c1e",[93,95,97],{"id":94,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019e0d3f-7432-7807-a70e-ba5f78650c1f",{"id":96,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0d3f-7432-782b-a70e-ba5f794397a4",{"id":98,"optionText":99,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0d3f-7432-784b-a70e-ba5f79da4d42","yourselves",{"id":101,"sentenceTemplate":102,"displayOrder":103,"explanation":104,"exampleSentence":105,"blanks":106},"019e0d3f-7432-797f-a70e-ba5f7dae2ba2","You all introduced __1__ to my parents before the board game started.",5,"Use \"yourselves\" because \"you all\" is plural and the group is doing the action for the same group. Use the plural reflexive pronoun with plural \"you\".","You guys can help yourselves to snacks at my family game night.",[107],{"id":108,"blankNumber":9,"options":109},"019e0d3f-7432-7947-a70e-ba5f7d1eaeda",[110,112,114],{"id":111,"optionText":99,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019e0d3f-7432-78e3-a70e-ba5f7af813cf",{"id":113,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0d3f-7432-7907-a70e-ba5f7b72500d",{"id":115,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0d3f-7432-7927-a70e-ba5f7c3a9014",{"id":117,"sentenceTemplate":118,"displayOrder":119,"explanation":120,"exampleSentence":121,"blanks":122},"019e0d3f-7432-7a5b-a70e-ba5f8013cf80","We promised __1__ that we would call our grandparents every Sunday.",6,"Use \"ourselves\" because the subject is \"we\" and the promise is made to the same group. Reflexive pronouns show the subject and object are the same.","We reminded ourselves to bring a gift when we visited our cousins.",[123],{"id":124,"blankNumber":9,"options":125},"019e0d3f-7432-7a23-a70e-ba5f7fb4e7ec",[126,128,130],{"id":127,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019e0d3f-7432-79c3-a70e-ba5f7daf14e3",{"id":129,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0d3f-7432-79e3-a70e-ba5f7e5805c3",{"id":131,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0d3f-7432-7a03-a70e-ba5f7ee6c683",{"id":133,"sentenceTemplate":134,"displayOrder":135,"explanation":136,"exampleSentence":137,"blanks":138},"019e0d3f-7432-7b3f-a70e-ba5f82a599af","The children finished the puzzle by __1__ without any adult help.",7,"Use \"by themselves\" to mean without help from anyone else.","The children cleaned their room by themselves.",[139],{"id":140,"blankNumber":9,"options":141},"019e0d3f-7432-7b07-a70e-ba5f8224dfd8",[142,144,146],{"id":143,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019e0d3f-7432-7a9b-a70e-ba5f807fd2e0",{"id":145,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0d3f-7432-7ac7-a70e-ba5f8082ebc8",{"id":147,"optionText":148,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0d3f-7432-7ae7-a70e-ba5f8161448e","theirselves",{"id":150,"sentenceTemplate":151,"displayOrder":152,"explanation":153,"exampleSentence":154,"blanks":155},"019e0d3f-7432-7ea7-a70e-ba5f899f9666","Come in and make __1__ at home — we're very relaxed here.",11,"Use \"yourself\" in the fixed expression \"make yourself at home.\"","Please make yourself at home while you wait.",[156],{"id":157,"blankNumber":9,"options":158},"019e0d3f-7432-7e6f-a70e-ba5f8998cd3a",[159,161,163],{"id":160,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019e0d3f-7432-7e07-a70e-ba5f88970925",{"id":162,"optionText":99,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0d3f-7432-7e27-a70e-ba5f88c42cf9",{"id":164,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0d3f-7432-7e4f-a70e-ba5f899383b0",{"id":166,"sentenceTemplate":167,"displayOrder":168,"explanation":169,"exampleSentence":170,"blanks":171},"019e0d3f-7432-7f83-a70e-ba5f8c75343f","I prefer living by __1__ — I like having my own space.",12,"Use \"by myself\" to mean alone or without other people.","I travelled by myself last summer.",[172],{"id":173,"blankNumber":9,"options":174},"019e0d3f-7432-7f4b-a70e-ba5f8be80f8d",[175,177,179],{"id":176,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019e0d3f-7432-7eef-a70e-ba5f89d4b80e",{"id":178,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0d3f-7432-7f0f-a70e-ba5f8ac7cb32",{"id":180,"optionText":78,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0d3f-7432-7f2f-a70e-ba5f8b6dc852",{"id":182,"sentenceTemplate":183,"displayOrder":184,"explanation":185,"exampleSentence":186,"blanks":187},"019e0d3f-7433-70c8-ba98-b4a605dd195d","She painted the entire apartment __1__ .",13,"Use \"herself\" for emphasis when you want to stress that a woman did something without help.","She repaired the bike herself.",[188],{"id":189,"blankNumber":9,"options":190},"019e0d3f-7433-7090-ba98-b4a605547911",[191,193,195],{"id":192,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019e0d3f-7433-7028-ba98-b4a6046343bf",{"id":194,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019e0d3f-7433-7054-ba98-b4a6048b8019",{"id":196,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0d3f-7433-7074-ba98-b4a604cf2501",{"id":198,"sentenceTemplate":199,"displayOrder":200,"explanation":201,"exampleSentence":202,"blanks":203},"019e0d3f-7433-71ac-ba98-b4a607731a31","The cat cleaned __1__ carefully after finishing its meal.",14,"Use \"itself\" when an animal or thing performs an action on itself.","The dog dried itself after swimming.",[204],{"id":205,"blankNumber":9,"options":206},"019e0d3f-7433-716c-ba98-b4a607477724",[207,209,211],{"id":208,"optionText":78,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019e0d3f-7433-710c-ba98-b4a605f891ea",{"id":210,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0d3f-7433-7130-ba98-b4a60623b76a",{"id":212,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019e0d3f-7433-7150-ba98-b4a60704fb46",{"title":214,"slug":215,"language":216},"Reflexive Pronouns","reflexive-pronouns","en"]