Question

Complete the sentence with a suitable pronoun:
‘Can I take another biscuit?’ ‘Of course. Help ________.’
a) himself
b) yourself
c) themselves
d) herself

Answer 1

Hint: A pronoun is a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase. For example- he, she, it, they, us.

Complete step by step solution:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options includes the answer in the second person – as the second person includes the pronouns and verbs used to refer to the person addressed by the language in which they occur.
Here, a dialogue is taking place, and the second person is being addressed in the second statement.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question -
Option (a.), 'himself', refers to the singular masculine third-person reflexive pronoun.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as we need the answer in the second person.
Option (b.), ‘yourself', refers to the singular second-person reflexive pronoun. Therefore, option (b.) is correct.
Option (c.), ‘themselves', refers to the plural third-person reflexive pronoun. Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as we need the answer in the second person.
Option (d.), ‘herself', refers to the singular feminine third-person reflexive pronoun. Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as we need the answer in the second person.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of reflexive pronouns. A reflexive pronoun is a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent.