Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
We will complete the project _________ without external help.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. ourselves.
Context: The sentence talks about “we” completing a project without taking any help from outside. So, the blank must contain a word that refers back to “we”.
Meaning of the words:
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Ourselves – reflexive pronoun for we
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Oneself – reflexive pronoun for one
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Itself – reflexive pronoun for it
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Themselves – reflexive pronoun for they
Correct word: Ourselves is the correct reflexive pronoun used with we.
Reason: The subject in the sentence is “we”, so the reflexive pronoun must be “ourselves” to match it. All other pronouns refer to different subjects and will make the sentence grammatically wrong.
Final Sentence: We will complete the project ourselves without external help.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.