Question

I spoke to the King of England ................?

• A. itself
• B. himself
• C. their very self
• D. themselves

Answer 1

Answer:

B. himself

• Himself is a reflexive/emphatic pronoun used for a male person.

• Here, himself emphasizes that the speaker spoke directly to the King of England.

• Itself is used for things or animals when the gender is unspecified.

• Their very self is not the correct expression in this sentence.

• Themselves is used for plural subjects or as a singular gender-neutral pronoun in appropriate contexts.

Examples:

• I met the principal himself.

• The Queen herself welcomed the guests.

• The students themselves completed the work.