Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others. A number of lions are roaming in the swamp to save themselves from intense heat.

  1. to save themselves from intense heat

  2. to save them from intense heat

  3. to save theirs from intense heat

  4. to save oneself from intense heat

  5. to save self from intense heat

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The given sentence is correct. (2), (3) and (5) are incorrect because no reflexive pronoun is used which send the affect back to the noun it is referring to. (4) is incorrect because 'oneself' (being a singular pronoun) is not referring to plural subject (A number of lions).