Question

Rewrite the following sentences by filling in the blanks with suitable
reflexive pronouns.
The train came to a halt by____________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Itself is your answer

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The train came to a halt by itself

This is right answer

Pronouns are the words that replace nouns. In order to fill in the blank, we must understand what reflexive pronouns are. Reflexive pronouns are pronouns ending in self/selves. These are used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same. For example, 'I did this for myself.' Here, 'I' and 'myself' are the same, subject and object, 'myself' is a reflexive pronoun.

NOTE: The sentence describes an action with the same subject and object. Hence, we need a reflexive pronoun here. 'Train' is a noun and it is singular, hence we need a third-person singular reflexive pronoun to fill in the blank.

Option A - 'Himself' can't be used for a train, as it is used for masculine gender. Hence, option A is incorrect.

Option C - 'Themselves' is a third person plural reflexive pronoun and not a third-person singular reflexive pronoun. Also, 'themselves' is used for people and not 'train'. Hence, option C is incorrect.

Option B - 'Itself' is a third-person singular reflexive pronoun, which can be used as a pronoun for 'train'. Hence, option B is the correct answer.

Option D - As option B is the correct answer, option D is incorrect.

'The train came to a halt by itself