Question

Select an appropriate option for the sentence-
It isn’t her fault, she really shouldn’t blame _____
A. Himself
B. Herself
C. Itself
D. Themselves

Answer 1

Hint:His, her, they, we are generally used as possessive adjectives. She, her, herself are used to address a female while he, him, his, himself is used to address a male. They, themselves, them, we are used to addressing a group of people which may be of male or female or both.
Example 1- She went to the shop to buy a dress for herself.
Example 2- He went with his cousins to the party.
Example 3- He engaged himself with work to reduce his boredom.

Complete answer:
-Option A – himself- is incorrect because himself is used as a possessive adjective to address a male person.

-Option B- herself- is the correct answer because herself is used as a possessive adjective to address a female person.

-Option C- itself – is an incorrect answer because itself is used to address an object, animal or something equivalent.
The car itself fell down, The dog ate by itself, the robot started walking by itself.

-Option D- themselves – is an incorrect answer because themselves is used to address a group of people.
They went by themselves, People decided to construct the road by themselves.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note:It, its, itself is used to address an animal, object, things or such equivalents. These are possessive adjectives.
She went home by herself, they were serving themselves, we should know some ethics, they know how to make these mats, he came home early for his sister’s birthday, do you know her?, he shouldn’t blame her for their mistake are some examples to explain the possessive adjectives.