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- Sarah spoke to Brad Pitt _____ .
Question 1:
Sarah spoke to Brad Pitt _____ . A. themselves
B. itself
C. himself
Feedback When the subject or the object in a sentence refer to the same person or thing we use a reflexive pronoun. Reflexive pronouns (myself, himself, ourselves etc) end in -self (singular form) or –selves (plural form). They refer back to the subject forms of personal pronouns.Reflexive pronouns can be used with nouns to mean ‘me (or you/him/her etc) and nobody else’ to emphasize a particular person/persons or animal/animals (male or female): Did you talk to the hostess herself or just to one of her assistants?; Do you want to meet George himself, or could his sister help you?;It is the party leaders themselves who make the decisions. In the sentence ‘I spoke to Angelina Jolie herself!’, the speaker emphasizes that he or she spoke to Angelina Jolie personally NOT somebody else.In the test sentence ‘Sarah spoke to Brad Pitt _____ .’ the particular man is emphasized – Brad Pitt.Sarah spoke to Brad Pitt personally NOT somebody else. Thus, we need the reflexive pronoun ‘himself’ –ANSWER 3.
D. yourself
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