Select an appropriate pronoun to complete the sentence:

I went out with Sally because she didn’t want to go out by:

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Yourself

Ourself

Herself

Himself

answer is C.

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Concept :To be able to distinguish between the given words, one must understand the usage of reflexive pronouns and the context in which they are being used.
The given sentence basically implies that the narrator went out with Sally because she did not want to go out on her own. All the above-mentioned options are reflexive pronouns.
Option 1, “yourself” indicates that the narrator should have been talking in second person, while “she” implies third person, this option is incorrect.
Option 2, “ourself” is not a word in English language, the correct word is “ourselves”, hence this option is incorrect.
Option 3, “herself” is the correct reflexive pronoun, since Sally is clearly a female and “herself” refers to a female.
Option 4 , “himself”, is incorrect because it implies a male and Sally is a female.
Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.

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