Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Janet taught ____ to play the piano.

• A. myself
• B. herself
• C. yourself
• D. itself

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

herself

As we can see, the answer is a reflexive pronoun. A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject. Here, the subject is the name of a female. Thus, the answer must be a third person reflexive pronoun that addresses a female subject.

Option A is incorrect. 'myself' is a first-person reflexive pronoun and not third-person. Thus, it cannot be the answer.

Option B is correct. 'herself' is a third-person reflexive pronoun that is used to refer to female subjects. Thus, it meets the required conditions and is the correct answer.

Option C is incorrect. 'yourself' is a second-person reflexive pronoun and not third-person. Thus, it cannot be the answer.

Option D is incorrect. 'itself' is a third-person reflexive pronoun but, it is only used to refer to objects and not people. Thus, it is incorrect.