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Example Question #162 :Pronoun Usage Errors
She was alwayshard on her, battling with low self-esteem since she was a child.
hard in herself
hard to her
hard with her
hard on herself
hard on her
hard on herself
The use of the pronoun "her" in the underlined phrase is confusing, as it is not clear whether this is a new person in the sentence or refers back to the subject. To be more clear, a reflexive pronoun must be used. The correct answer is "hard on herself."
Example Question #4 :Correcting Pronoun Errors: Incorrect Usage
The materials must be brought回到我自己as soon as you are done with them.
back from me
back from myself
back to me
back toward myself
回到我自己
back to me
The only issue in the sentence as it is written is the use of "myself," a reflexive pronoun, when there is no other first person pronoun to which it can refer back. The only answer choice which both appropriately uses "me," and keeps the same meaning is "back to me."
Example Question #32 :Correcting Pronoun Errors
The information was onlygiven to myselfafter the rest of the students had seen it all.
given to me
gave to myself
giving to me
giving to myself
given to myself
given to me
The only issue with the sentence is its use of the reflexive pronoun "myself," despite not previously using a first person pronoun. All reflexive pronouns need an antecedent, or previous pronoun in the same person, to be used correctly, or it should be changed to the simple pronoun. As this is the only problem with the sentence, "given to me" is the correct answer choice.
Example Question #4 :Correcting Pronoun Errors: Incorrect Usage
Those supplies all need to be broughtdirectly to myself.
directly to myself.
direct to myself.
directly to me.
directly for myself.
directly from myself.
directly to me.
The only issue with the sentence is the use of the reflexive pronoun "myself" without a previous use of the first person pronoun. All reflexive pronouns need to refer back to an earlier use of the pronoun in the sentence. The solution to this issue is to change "myself" to the simple "me," making "directly to me" the correct answer choice.
Example Question #1 :Correcting Word Usage Errors
The information needs to bereviewed by yourselfbefore it is sent out.
reviewing by your
reviewed by yourself
reviewed by you
reviewing by yourself
reviews by yourself
reviewed by you
The use of the reflexive pronoun "yourself" is incorrect in this sentence, as it has no previous "you" to refer back to. "Yourself" needs to simply be replaced by "you," making "reviewed by you" the correct answer choice.
Example Question #6 :Correcting Pronoun Errors: Incorrect Usage
The supplies were immediatelybrought to myselfas soon as they were purchased.
brought to me
being brought to myself
brought to myself
bringing to myself
bringing to me
brought to me
The use of "myself" in the sentence is incorrect. "Myself" is a reflexive pronoun, meaning it needs an earlier first person pronoun to refer back to. The appropriate word in this situation is just "me," and that is the only issue with the sentence; therefore, "brought to me" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 :Correcting Pronoun Errors: Incorrect Usage
Unlike myself,he has never gotten a speeding ticket on the highway.
Unlike me,
Unto like myself,
Unlikely myself,
Unlike myself,
Unlike I,
Unlike me,
The reflexive pronoun "myself" is absolutely incorrect in this sentence, as there is no regular first person pronoun to which it can refer. "Myself" needs to be changed to the subjective pronoun "me," making "Unlike me" the correct answer choice.
Example Question #21 :Improving Sentences
Most of the time, he brings the newspaperto myself first, then passes it around the office.
to myself first
to my own self first
to myself firstly
from myself first
to me first
to me first
The use of the reflexive pronoun "myself" is absolutely wrong in this sentence, as there is no previous use of the first person pronoun for it to refer to. The pronoun must be changed to the simple first person objective form, "me." As this is the only issue in the sentence, the correct answer choice is "to me first."
Example Question #2 :Correcting Pronoun Errors: Incorrect Usage
The reports all need to be seenby myselfbefore they are sent out.
by myself
as myself
for myself
to myself
by me
by me
The use of "myself" in the sentence is incorrect, as it is a reflexive pronoun and needs a previous usage of the regular pronoun first. As there is none, the pronoun needs to be changed to the regular pronoun "me." This makes "by me" the correct answer choice.
Example Question #21 :Improving Sentences
I have never questionedthe innate abilities of me.
the innate ability of me.
the innate abilities for me.
the innate abilities to me.
the innate abilities of me.
the innate abilities of myself.
the innate abilities of myself.
The use of me, although technically correct as the objective form, is awkward in this sentence after the previous use of "I" as the subject. By placing the reflexive pronoun "myself" in the sentence, the pronoun now appropriately refers back to the subject of the sentence. The correct answer choice is "the innate abilities of myself."
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