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Question
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The boy has a knife. Don't let him cut _________ .
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The boy has a knife. Don't let him cut _________ .
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Solution
The correct option is A himself
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 the object of the verb is 'the boy'.The reflexive pronoun for singular third person is 'himself','herself' or 'itself' according to the gender of the noun.In the given sentence the noun is a male. So, the reflexive pronoun used must be 'himself'. Thus option A is the correct answer.Options B and C are incorrect.The reflexive pronoun for singular second person is 'yourself'. Thus option D is 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 the object of the verb is 'the boy'.
The reflexive pronoun for singular third person is 'himself','herself' or 'itself' according to the gender of the noun.
In the given sentence the noun is a male. So, the reflexive pronoun used must be 'himself'.
Thus option A is the correct answer.
Options B and C are incorrect.
The reflexive pronoun for singular second person is 'yourself'. Thus option D is incorrect.
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