The professor herself wanted to attend the conference, but it was cancelled when she and several other presenters had to excuse themselves.


Which underlined word functions as a reflexive pronoun in the sentence?


A themselves

B it

C herself

D she

Verified Answer :

I think the answer should be C...

Answer:

A: themselves

Explanation:

The word themselves functions as a reflexive pronoun in the sentence because the use of this pronoun is to indicate that the performer of the action subject) is also the receiver of the action (object). In this case, "she and several other presenters" can be unified in the pronoun they , and its corresponding reflexive pronoun is themselves.

Herself  is used for emphasis.