Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
After a rejection, we tend to beat ourselves up over the things that might have (1)___________ us to be rejected—and might even end up dwelling on these negative (2)__________ a process called rumination. This habit, however, inevitably causes us to (3)_________ worse. "The first thing a lot of people do when they get rejected is to be unkind to (4)___________, and they start coming up with all kinds of ideas about what's (5)_________ with them," Gottlieb notes.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 4.
Option 1: himself
Option 2: yourself
Option 3: themselves
Option 4: itself
Correct Answer: themselves
Solution : The third option is correct.
In the sentence, the word "themselves" is necessary to complete the thought. It refers to individuals who have experienced rejection. The subject is likely plural, as the only options given are plural pronouns. So, the most appropriate reflexive pronoun for a plural subject is "themselves".
Therefore, the correct answer is themselves .
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