Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The government ________ is in danger of falling.

• A. itself
• B. its
• C. it
• D. they

Answer 1

The correct option is A itself

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 'the government'. So, a reflexive pronoun mist be used.

'It' and 'They' are personal pronoun.

'Its' is a possessive pronoun.

'Itself' is the reflexive pronoun for singular third person. The government is a unit. so, a singular pronoun must be used.

Thus option A is the correct answer.

Options B,C,D are incorrect.