Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The Nelsons enjoyed ____ on their vacation on a lonely island.

• A. themselves
• B. yourself
• C. yourselves
• D. ourselves

Answer 1

The correct option is A themselves

As we can see, the answer is a reflexive pronoun. A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject. Here, the subject is the last name of a family. Thus, the answer must be a third person reflexive pronoun that addresses a plural subject.

Option A is correct. 'themselves' is a third person reflexive pronoun that addresses a plural subject. Thus, it is the correct answer.

Option B is correct. 'yourself' is a second person reflexive pronoun and not a third person. Thus, it cannot be the answer.

Option C is incorrect. 'yourselves' is a second person reflexive pronoun that is used to refer to a plural subject and not a third person reflexive pronoun. Thus, it cannot be the correct answer.

Option D is incorrect. 'ourselves' is a first person reflexive pronoun used to refer to a plural subject and not a third person reflexive pronoun. Thus, it is incorrect.