Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun:
Ravi, don’t lift that heavy trunk onto the upper berth alone, or you will hurt ________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → yourself
Complete sentence: Ravi, don’t lift that heavy trunk onto the upper berth alone, or you will hurt yourself. The speaker is talking to Ravi, so the doer is “you”, one person. The same person would get hurt.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) yourselves | used when you speak to more than one person | Children, please serve yourselves at the buffet. |
| (2) yourself (answer) | a reflexive pronoun: used when the doer and the receiver of an action are the same person | Neha, please help yourself to the pakoras. |
| (3) himself | goes with “he”, a person being talked about, not the person spoken to | Arjun cut himself while sharpening a pencil. |
| (4) you | as an object stands for a person other than the doer | I will call you after dinner. |