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The dog began to scratch _ behind the ear. A.their B. itself C. it D. themself

The dog began to scratch _ behind the ear.
A.their
B. itself
C. it
D. themself

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Answer #1

Their -  is used for indefinte number of people or pronoun like parents, children, boys etc. Thus it can not be used in this sentence

Itself - is uses to highlight an animal or particular non - living object which is used as a object of a verb in sentences. It can be used in this sentence as scratch is the verb here and sentence talk about an animal is doing something to himself.

It - is used in a sentence to show something already mentioned before . Here nothing is mentioned before that what is the thing behind the dogs ear to scratch.

Themself- is used in a sentence to mention a person with unspecified sex or a group of people. Thus it canot be used in this sentence.

Thus the answer is, B. Itself, or The dog began to scratch itself behind the ear.

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