Himself/herself does not acknowledge it
Which of the following sentences is natural and correct? Could you please help me with it?
1: Although a teacher himself/herself does not acknowledge it.
2: Although a teacher themselves does not acknowledge it.
Top answer
Those are subordinate clauses, not sentences. The use of "a" with the reflexive is anomalous in this context. Although the teacher himself does not acknowledge it, the moon goes around the earth.
- Those are subordinate clauses, not sentences.
- The use of "a" with the reflexive is anomalous in this context.
- Although the teacher himself does not acknowledge it, the moon goes around the earth.
- ) CJ
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Those are subordinate clauses, not sentences.
The use of "a" with the reflexive is anomalous in this context.
Although the teacher himself does not acknowledge it, the moon goes around the earth.
(You can replace 'himself' with 'herself', of course.)
CJ
0Themselves is for a plural antecedent. The antecedent is used with the definite article or it is a proper noun.
Although the Republican congressmen themselves will not admit it publicly, in private they acknowledge that the elections were fair and their party lost.
I myself cannot believe that these people are still filing lawsuits.
Mr. Jones hims
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