Test your grammar 'smarts' with our quiz!

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We know you're out there, words nerds, given what we hear from you when we mangle the language occasionally. Here’s your chance to show what you know.

- Ruth Walker

1. Fill in the blank with a first-person singular pronoun (I, myself, or me). 'I accidentally cut ______ shaving.'

This is a “reflexive” pronoun, reserved for cases where the subject (“I”) and the object refer to the same person. If your barber takes a nick out of you, though, it’s “He accidentally cut me,” not “myself.”

This is a “reflexive” pronoun, reserved for cases where the subject (“I”) and the object refer to the same person. If your barber takes a nick out of you, though, it’s “He accidentally cut me,” not “myself.”

This is a “reflexive” pronoun, reserved for cases where the subject (“I”) and the object refer to the same person. If your barber takes a nick out of you, though, it’s “He accidentally cut me,” not “myself.”