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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.”

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


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