Question

Fill in the blank with an appropriate pronoun:
If people work too hard, they can make _______ ill.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is C themselves

When the subject and the object of the verb is the same person or thing, we use a reflexive pronoun.

In the given sentence the subject and the object of the verb is 'they'.

'Himself' and 'Themselves' are the reflexive pronouns for the singular and plural third persons respectively. As in the given sentence a plural noun is used, the reflexive pronoun 'themselves' must be the answer.

Thus option C is the correct answer and option B is incorrect.

'Ourselves' is the reflexive pronoun for the plural first person. Thus option A is also incorrect.

'Itself' is the reflexive pronoun for singular third person. Thus option D is also incorrect.