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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Of course I ___ used to be very wealthy.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Of course I ___ used to be very wealthy.
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Solution
The correct option is B myself
When the subject and the object of the verb is the same person or thing, we use a reflexive pronoun.In the given sentence the subject and object is 'I'. So we must use a reflexive pronoun.'My' and 'Mine' are not reflexive pronouns. We can thus eliminate options A and B as incorrect answers.
The reflexive pronoun for singular first person 'I' is 'myself'. Thus option C is the correct answer.The reflexive pronoun for singular third person is 'himself','herself' or 'itself' according to the gender of the noun. Thus option E is incorrect.
'Ourselves' is the reflexive pronoun for the plural first person. Thus option D is also incorrect.
When the subject and the object of the verb is the same person or thing, we use a reflexive pronoun.
In the given sentence the subject and object is 'I'. So we must use a reflexive pronoun.
'My' and 'Mine' are not reflexive pronouns. We can thus eliminate options A and B as incorrect answers.
The reflexive pronoun for singular first person 'I' is 'myself'. Thus option C is the correct answer.
The reflexive pronoun for singular third person is 'himself','herself' or 'itself' according to the gender of the noun. Thus option E is incorrect.
'Ourselves' is the reflexive pronoun for the plural first person. Thus option D is also incorrect.
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