Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable pronoun:
We prepared __________ for the long journey to Goa.

• A. himself
• B. herself
• C. themselves
• D. ourselves

Answer 1

The correct option is D ourselves

Reflexive pronouns are words ending in '-self' or -'selves' that are used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same. All the given words are 'reflexive pronouns'.

The subject of the given sentence is 'We'. It is a plural pronoun in the first person. The word which fills the blank is the object of the sentence and has to refer to the word 'we'.

Options A and B are incorrect as 'himself' and 'herself' refer to the pronouns, 'he' and 'she', which are in the third person and singular in form.

Option C is incorrect as 'themselves' refer to the pronoun 'they', which is in third person and plural in form.

The word, 'ourselves' refers to the word, 'we'. As this word refers to the same word, as the subject 'we', it is the most appropriate reflexive pronoun. Hence, option D is the correct answer.