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TOEIC Reading 5 Exercisee 157

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Question: 
O:8:"stdClass":2:{s:8:"question";s:127:"Ms. Moore prefers to visit the construction site by ______ to monitor daily progress on the new warehouse construction project.";s:7:"choices";a:4:{i:0;s:7:"herself";i:1;s:3:"him";i:2;s:2:"he";i:3;s:3:"his";}}
Answer: 
a
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<p>Ms. Moore prefers to visit the construction site by <strong>herself</strong> to monitor daily progress on the new warehouse construction project.</p><div data-answer="a">The correct answer is&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 13.008px;">(A) herself.</span></div><div data-answer="a"><span style="font-size: 13.008px;"><br></span></div>In this sentence, we need a reflexive pronoun to refer back to the subject "Ms. Moore" and indicate that she visits the construction site alone. The correct reflexive pronoun to use here is "herself" because it agrees with the gender of the subject (Ms. Moore) and shows that she is performing the action on her own.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Option (B) "him" is incorrect because it is an object pronoun and does not agree with the subject "Ms. Moore."</div><div>Option (C) "he" is incorrect because it is a subject pronoun and does not agree with the subject "Ms. Moore."</div><div>Option (D) "his" is incorrect because it is a possessive pronoun and does not indicate that Ms. Moore is performing the action on her own.</div>