Use Reflexive Pronouns - 2nd Grade Writing

Choose the word that completes the sentence: "The cat cleaned ____ after eating."

itself. Subject "cat" (it) requires reflexive "itself".
Which word is a reflexive pronoun: myself or my?

Myself. Reflexive pronouns end in -self; 'my' is possessive.
Identify the reflexive pronoun in this sentence: "You should be proud of yourself."

yourself. It's the word ending in -self that refers back to 'you'.
Choose the reflexive pronoun to complete the sentence: "He cut ___ while cooking."

himself. The subject 'he' requires the reflexive 'himself'.
Choose the reflexive pronoun to complete the sentence: "She made ___ a sandwich."

herself. The subject 'she' requires the reflexive 'herself'.
Find and correct the pronoun error: "We packed the lunches by myself."

Correct: "We packed the lunches by ourselves.". 'Myself' doesn't match the subject 'we'; use 'ourselves'.
Identify the reflexive pronoun in the sentence: "We congratulated ourselves after the game."

ourselves. Ends in -selves and refers back to "we".
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: "The cat cleaned ____ after eating."

itself. Subject 'The cat' (it) requires the reflexive pronoun 'itself'.
Which reflexive pronoun matches the subject "I"?

myself. Use 'myself' when 'I' is the subject.
Find and correct the pronoun error: "I made a snack for herself."

Correct: "I made a snack for myself.". Subject 'I' must match with 'myself', not 'herself'.
Which reflexive pronoun matches the subject "we"?

ourselves. Use 'ourselves' when 'we' is the subject.
Choose the word that completes the sentence: "You should be proud of ____." (one person)

yourself. Singular "you" requires reflexive "yourself".
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: "She made ____ a sandwich."

herself. Subject 'She' requires the reflexive pronoun 'herself'.
Choose the reflexive pronoun to complete the sentence: "The cat cleaned ___."

itself. Animals use 'itself' as their reflexive pronoun.
Which reflexive pronoun matches the subject "it"?

itself. Use 'itself' when 'it' is the subject.
Which reflexive pronoun matches the subject "you" (more than one person)?

yourselves. Use 'yourselves' for plural 'you' as subject.
What is a reflexive pronoun used for in a sentence?

A pronoun that refers back to the subject of the sentence. Reflexive pronouns end in -self or -selves and point back to the doer.
Choose the reflexive pronoun to complete the sentence: "They dressed ___ for the show."

themselves. The subject 'they' requires the reflexive 'themselves'.
Find and correct the pronoun error: "We cleaned the room by myself."

Correct: "We cleaned the room by ourselves.". Subject 'We' must match with 'ourselves', not 'myself'.
Choose the word that completes the sentence: "We made ____ a snack."

ourselves. Subject "we" requires reflexive "ourselves".
Choose the word that completes the sentence: "I taught ____ to tie my shoes."

myself. Subject "I" requires reflexive "myself".
What is a reflexive pronoun?

A pronoun that refers back to the subject (ends in -self or -selves). These pronouns show the subject doing something to itself.
Find and correct the pronoun: "He taught herself to swim."

Correct: "He taught himself to swim.". "He" must match with "himself", not "herself".
Which reflexive pronoun matches the subject "you" (one person)?

yourself. Use 'yourself' for singular 'you' as subject.
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: "The players congratulated ____."

themselves. Subject 'The players' (they) requires 'themselves'.
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: "We painted the fence ____."

ourselves. Subject 'We' requires the reflexive pronoun 'ourselves'.
Choose the reflexive pronoun to complete the sentence: "I taught ___ to tie my shoes."

myself. The subject 'I' requires the reflexive 'myself'.
Find and correct the pronoun error: "She looked at himself in the mirror."

Correct: "She looked at herself in the mirror.". 'Himself' doesn't match the subject 'she'; use 'herself'.
Which reflexive pronoun matches the subject "they"?

themselves. Use 'themselves' when 'they' is the subject.
Which reflexive pronoun matches the subject "he"?

himself. Use 'himself' when 'he' is the subject.
Which reflexive pronoun matches the subject "she"?

herself. Use 'herself' when 'she' is the subject.
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: "He hurt ____ while skating."

himself. Subject 'He' requires the reflexive pronoun 'himself'.
Which word is the reflexive pronoun: myself, my, mine?

myself. Only 'myself' ends in -self, making it reflexive.
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: "You can solve the puzzle by ____." (a group)

yourselves. Plural 'You' requires the reflexive pronoun 'yourselves'.
Choose the word that completes the sentence: "She painted the picture by ____."

herself. Subject "she" requires reflexive "herself".
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: "I taught ____ to tie my shoes."

myself. Subject 'I' requires the reflexive pronoun 'myself'.
Choose the word that completes the sentence: "You should be proud of ____." (more than one person)

yourselves. Plural "you" requires reflexive "yourselves".
Choose the word that completes the sentence: "He hurt ____ when he fell."

himself. Subject "he" requires reflexive "himself".
Choose the word that completes the sentence: "They dressed ____ for the play."

themselves. Subject "they" requires reflexive "themselves".
Find and correct the pronoun error: "I made the bed by himself."

Correct: "I made the bed by myself.". 'Himself' doesn't match the subject 'I'; use 'myself'.
Choose the reflexive pronoun to complete the sentence: "We promised ___ to be quiet."

ourselves. The subject 'we' requires the reflexive 'ourselves'.
Which word is a reflexive pronoun: him, himself, his?

himself. Ends in -self, referring back to the subject.
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: "You can do it by ____." (one person)

yourself. Singular 'You' requires the reflexive pronoun 'yourself'.

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