Complete the given sentence with the most appropriate pronoun: Scientists _ are turning away from the cruder mechanical ideas.
Correct answer: C. Themselves
- A. Ourselves
- B. Herself
- C. Themselves
- D. Theirselves
Explanation
"Themselves" is the correct reflexive pronoun for "scientists" which is plural.
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