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Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Last week, I made the mistake of revisiting the village where I grew up. It used to be a small, friendly community with two farms and a number of old cottages around the village green. I realised very quickly that although in (1)_______ ways it appears unchanged, in reality hardly anything is the same. All the pretty cottages are there, of course, and both the traditional farmhouses. (2)_______, none of the inhabitants are country people. All of them are commuters, who leave early every morning for the nearby town. Neither of the farmhouses is attached to a farm these days; the land (3)_______ and is managed by somebody in an office somewhere who has little interest in the village (4)_______. There are a few new houses but, they have no local character. You can see the same style anywhere in the country. The whole village, (5)_______, has been tidied up so much that it looks no more picturesque than any suburban street.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Option 1: themselves

Option 2: itself

Option 3: herself

Option 4: himself


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: itself


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Explanation : In the sentence, "the land itself" the pronoun "itself" correctly refers to the noun "land". "Itself" is used here because "land" is a non-living entity, and the reflexive pronoun aligns with the antecedent in terms of gender and context.

So, the complete sentence would be: "Neither of the farmhouses is attached to a farm these days; the land has been sold and is managed by somebody in an office somewhere who has little interest in the village itself."

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