Question

Fill in the blank with most appropriate option:
I fell and hurt ______.
(a)Himself
(b)Myself
(c)Me
(d)Ourselves

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given sentence carefully. Try to make out the core meaning of it. Find out the subject, predicate and the object of the given sentence.

Complete answer: The given sentence conveys that someone fell and got himself hurt. We have to fill in the given blank with the correct personal pronoun.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct option :
(a)Himself-It is a pronoun which is used as an object of the verb or preposition to refer to a male person or animal previously mentioned as the subject of the clause.
(b)Myself-It is a pronoun which is used when the person who does an action is also affected by it. It is used by the person for himself.
(c)Me-It is a personal pronoun which is used by the speaker to refer to himself/herself.
(d)ourselves- It is a pronoun which is used when the people who do an action are also affected by it. It is used as a plural form.
As we have analysed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct option. Here, the correct word to be filled in the blank is – myself. The complete sentence would be – I fell and hurt myself. Hence, option ‘b’ is the correct option.

Note:All the other options are plausible distractions. ‘Me’ is used as an object. ‘Myself’ is a reflexive pronoun used when you are the object of your own action.