Question

Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks with reflexive and emphatic pronouns:

Mr. Kaul had ______ made all the arrangements. Both the ambiance and the food were excellent. We thoroughly enjoyed _______. [Basic]

• A. himself, ourselves
• B. ourselves, himself
• C. himself, themselves
• D. yourself, ourselves

Answer 1

The correct option is A himself, ourselves

For the first blank, we need a pronoun to emphasize the subject Mr. Kaul, so the pronoun 'himself' will be used as an emphatic pronoun.

In the second blank, the pronoun to follow enjoyed is the object of the verb, and must relate to the subject 'we'. So, we need to use the first person plural pronoun 'ourselves' as a reflexive pronoun.