This question is missing the options. I've found the complete question online. It is the following:
Complete the sentence with an appropriate intensive pronouns.
Diana found the story difficult to believe______________.
A. she
B. itself
C. herself
Answer:
Diana found the story difficult to believe herself.
Explanation:
<u>Intensive pronouns are used to emphasize the nouns they refer to.</u> We need to be careful because intensive pronouns and reflexive pronouns are actually the same - myself, yourself, himself, etc. It is the use in context that differs.
In the sentence we are supposed to complete, we need to choose the appropriate intensive pronoun among the options. <u>Since "she" is a subject pronoun, we can already eliminate it. If we use "itself", we will be emphasizing "story". However, the person who has difficulty believing the story is Diana. She is the one who should be emphasized. Therefore, we can eliminate "itself" and safely choose "herself".</u>
Diana found the story difficult to believe herself.
Answer:
This statement is true:
C Some words that are usually nouns can function as adjectives.
Explanation:
The B sentence is not finished, so it is hard to say if it true or not.
The answer is: [A]: Because subjective accounts are often opinionated and emotional, the narrator provides only ONE {added note: should read: "one"—not: "on"} side of the story.
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Answer choice "B" is incorrect. "Subjective accounts" are not both "factual and impartial"; and definitely not "impartial". Furthermore, given an "opinion" in "indirect, nuanced ways" is not a REASON [note the word: "because" in this answer choice] that an account would be "factual and impartial". This answer choice would be inherently contradictory. Furthermore, examine the question: "<span>Why are subjective accounts often biased?". The word "impartial" means "unbiased", so this answer choice would not make sense.
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Let's look at Answer choice "C": "because subjective accounts are formal and academic". Subjective accounts may be "academic" —but not the most "formal". Also, looked at the question: "Why are subjective accounts often biased?" It wouldn't make sense that the REASON an account would be BIASED is that an account is BOTH formal and academic."
But let's examine the final answer choice, "D: <span>Because subjective accounts make heave {sic} [note: this should read: "heavy"] use of imagery the narrator uses the setting to convey his or her outlook." This is not a reason why subjective accounts are often biased. Furthermore, subjective accounts do NOT necessarily make heavy use of, or necessarily ANY use of, imagery.
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It is clear that answer choice "A" is the best answer and the correct answer.</span>
