Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I'm teaching ____ to speak English.

• A. himself
• B. us
• C. yourself
• D. myself

Answer 1

The correct option is D myself

The sentence indicates that the subject is learning to speak English. Thus the person who the subject is teaching is the subject. Since, the subject refers back to himself/ herself, the answer must be a first person reflexive pronoun.

Option A is incorrect. 'himself' is a third person reflexive pronoun and not first person. Thus, using it will make the sentence grammatically incorrect.

Option B is incorrect. 'us' is not a reflexive pronoun. It is simply a first person pronoun. Thus, it is incorrect.

Option C is incorrect. 'yourself' is a second person reflexive pronoun and not first person. Thus, using it will make the sentence grammatically incorrect.

Option D is correct. 'myself' is a first person reflexive pronoun. Thus, it meets the required conditions and is the correct answer.