Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I always enjoy _____ when I go to concerts of classical music.
A) himself
B) myself
C) themselves
D) herself
E) ourselves

Answer 1

Hint: There are nine reflexive pronouns in the English Grammar- myself, yourself, himself, herself, oneself, itself, ourself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves. We use reflexive pronouns when the object and subject of the verb in a sentence is the same person or thing whereas emphasizing pronouns are used to spotlight who does the action in the sentence.

Complete answer:
According to the given question, we have to fill the blank space with the correct reflexive pronoun to tell that whenever I visit classical music concerts, I always enjoy them.

Let’s analyse the options-
A) Himself- It is an incorrect answer. It is used for the third person singular. It is the reflexive pronoun of the pronoun ‘he’. Thus, it is not appropriate.
B) myself- It is the correct answer. As per the given sentence, the subject and object of the verb is ‘I’. It is a singular first person. Thus, ‘myself’ is used to emphasizing the ‘I’. Therefore, it is the correct choice.
C) themselves- It is an incorrect answer. It is used for the third person plural. Hence, it is wrong.
D) herself- It is an incorrect answer. We use herself for the third person singular. It is the reflexive pronoun of the pronoun ‘she’. Thus, it is not appropriate.
E) ourselves- It is an incorrect answer. It is used in first person plural. But our sentence is given in the singular first person. Hence, it is not right.

Therefore, Option(B) is the right choice. The correct sentence is I always enjoy myself when I go to concerts of classical music.

Note: An example for understanding the concept of above mentioned two pronouns.Lata cooked her food herself. It means Lata prepares her food on her own. Here, the reflexive pronoun ‘herself’ is highlighted and reflects the pronoun ‘she’.