Study the following sentences. (1) Would you like to pour yourse

Study the following sentences. (1) Would you like to pour yourse
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Study the following sentences.

(1)  Would you like to pour yourself a drink?

(2)  The children got dressed by themselves.

In the above sentences, 'yourself' and 'themselves' are called:

A. cardinal adjectives

B. reflexive pronouns

C. possessive pronouns

D. articles

Please scroll down to see the correct answer and solution guide.

Right Answer is: B

SOLUTION

The correct answer is reflexive pronouns​.

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  • ​Let's look at the definitions given below:
    • cardinal adjective- denotes how many as one, two, three, four, etc.
    • reflexive pronoun- words ending in -self or -selves that are used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same.
    • possessive pronoun- pronouns show that something belongs to someone. 
    • article- words that define a noun as specific or unspecific.
  • The given words i.e. 'yourself' and 'themselves' fall under the category of reflexive pronouns as per the definitions given above.
  • Hence the 2nd option will be the correct choice.

  • Let's look at the personal pronoun table given below:
Subjective or
nominative case		 Objective case Possessive case Reflexive case
I Me My, Mine Myself
We Us Our, Ours Ourselves
You You Your, Yours Yourself
He Him His, His Himself
She Her Her, Hers Herself
They Them Their, Theirs Themselves

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