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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
We washed the dishes _________ and then had our dinner.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
We washed the dishes _________ and then had our dinner.
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Solution
The correct option is D ourselves
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 'we'.'Ourselves' is the reflexive pronoun for the plural first person. Thus option D is the correct answer.
The reflexive pronoun for singular third person is 'himself','herself' or 'itself' according to the gender of the noun. Thus options B and C are incorrect.The reflexive pronoun for singular first person 'I' is 'myself'. Thus option A 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 'we'.
'Ourselves' is the reflexive pronoun for the plural first person. Thus option D is the correct answer.
The reflexive pronoun for singular third person is 'himself','herself' or 'itself' according to the gender of the noun. Thus options B and C are incorrect.
The reflexive pronoun for singular first person 'I' is 'myself'. Thus option A is incorrect.
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