Which sentence is correct?

A. Many of the students gave a CD to their parents, but Rachel kept one for herself. B. Many of the students gave a CD to his or her parents, but Rachel kept one for ourselves.

C. Many of the students gave a CD to their parents, but Rachel kept one for themselves.

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Tess Kramer

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15 August, 13:29

Which sentence is correct?

A. Many of the students gave a CD to their parents, but Rachel kept one for herself. B. Many of the students gave a CD to his or her parents, but Rachel kept one for ourselves.

C. Many of the students gave a CD to their parents, but Rachel kept one for themselves.

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Talan Riggs · Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Many of the students gave a CD to their parents, but Rachel kept on for herself. The correct pronoun is "herself." This is because Rachel is the subject. Rachel cannot refer to the plural forms of "ourselves" or "themselves" because it is singular.

Which sentence is correct?A. Many of the students gave a CD to their parents, but Rachel kept one for herself. B. Many of the students gave a CD to his or her parents, but Rachel kept one for ourselves.C. Many of the students gave a CD to their parents, but Rachel kept one for themselves.

Which sentence is correct?

A. Many of the students gave a CD to their parents, but Rachel kept one for herself. B. Many of the students gave a CD to his or her parents, but Rachel kept one for ourselves.

C. Many of the students gave a CD to their parents, but Rachel kept one for themselves.