Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate pronoun :
We promised _______ a good holiday abroad next year.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is A ourselves

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 'we'.

'Ourselves' is the reflexive pronoun for the plural first person.'Themselves' is the reflexive pronoun for the plural third person.

Thus option A is the correct answer. Option B is incorrect.

The reflexive pronoun for singular third person is 'himself','herself' or 'itself' according to the gender of the noun. The subject of the given sentence is plural. Thus options C and D are incorrect.