Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns
She hurt _____ snowboarding.
herself
The waiter helped the customer. The customer didn't understand the menu.
The waiter helped the customer who/that didn't understand the menu.
Many people visit the Statue of Liberty.
The Statue of Liberty is visited by many people.
It took a week to _____ that horrible cold.
come over / come across / get over
get over
Have you _____ everything for the party tonight?
set up / set down / set across
set up
The guests helped _____ to some cake.
themselves
She loves the soup. You cooked the soup.
She loves the soup (that) you cooked.
She told me to wait here.
I was told to wait here.
I really _____ my grandmother. She's my role model.
fuss over / look out to / look up to
look up to
When will the landlord finally _____ fixing our window?
get up to / get by on / get around to
get around to
Carlos made _____ a sandwich.
himself
The shirt is stained. I wore the shirt to the party.
The shirt I wore to the party is stained.
I have warned Angela many times not to go there.
Angela has been warned many times not to go there.
You always _____ such great solutions.
come up with / come over / catch up with
come up with
My little sister can _____ only four hours of sleep.
get by on / get around / get out of
get by on
He isn't allowed to walk to school ______.
by himself
The students were punished. The students had written graffiti on the bathroom wall.
The students who/that had written graffiti on the bathroom wall were punished.
They were renovating the kitchen for a week.
The kitchen was being renovated for a week.
If I lose my job, I can _____ my savings.
fall for / fall back on / come across
fall back on
They have a great strategy. I think their new company will _____ very quickly.
take up / take down / take off
take off
They will love _______ forever. The are a perfect couple.
each other OR one another
I apologized to the woman. I had hit her car.
I apologized to the woman whose car I had hit.
People should share vital resources.
Vital resources should be shared.
Don't wait. _____ that promotion.
go up / go down / go for
go for
Ugh, I wish I could _____ this meeting. It's totally unnecessary.
get away with / get out of / get down to
get out of