Question

American Indians often sold____ land to white people or it gave it away without realising that it would no longer be_____
A) theirs / them
B) its / them
C) its/ its
D) their / theirs
E) their/themselves​

Answer 1

1. their
2. themselves

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Answer 2

American Indians often sold their land to white people or gave it away without realising that it would no longer be theirs.

• Fill in the blanks questions consists of a blank space in a sentence which needs to be filled to make a meaningful sentence.
• The correct option among the given options is - D) their / theirs
• Both terms represent possessive pronouns.
• Both the terms have a similar meaning, but slightly different usage.
• The term refers to things that belong to someone.
• In the given sentence American Indians sell the land. Since the land is being sold, it means it belongs to them.
• Thus, the term their will be used.
• Thus, the correct sentence is - American Indians often sold their land to white people or gave it away without realising that it would no longer be theirs.

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