Standard English ConventionsMediumPronoun agreement with a plural antecedent
Standard English Conventions practice question
Walkers who ignore the posted hours find ____ wading back through the channel.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. themselvesCorrect
- B. himself
- C. itself
- D. oneself
Answer: A. themselves
'Walkers' is plural: 'themselves'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. himself
- Singular.
- C. itself
- For a thing.
- D. oneself
- 'Oneself' doesn't match 'walkers'.
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