Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Question

The librarian showed ____ where the oldest maps were kept.

Accepted Answer

A. them. The pronoun is the object of 'showed', so the object form 'them' is needed.

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B. they — 'they' is the subject form.

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C. themselves — 'themselves' would mean the librarian showed the visitors to themselves.

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D. their — 'their' is possessive and needs a noun after it.

Standard English Conventions practice question