WAEC 2020 English Language · Question 3
What I admire about our football team is that they love …
Question
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences. What I admire about our football team is that they love________
- A.themselves
- B.one another
- C.the other
- D.ourselves
Answer: B. one another
Explanation written with AI and checked against the answer key
Step 1: Analyze the question The sentence is: "What I admire about our football team is that they love ____." We need the word or phrase that correctly completes it, based on grammar and meaning.
Step 2: Explain the concept This question tests reflexive pronouns versus reciprocal pronouns.
- Reflexive pronouns (themselves, ourselves, myself) are used when the subject does the action to itself, e.g. "He hurt himself."
- Reciprocal pronouns (one another, each other) are used when members of a group do the action to each other, e.g. "The players respect one another."
- "The other" refers to one specific remaining person or thing, so it does not fit a team of many players.
Step 3: Solve step by step
- The subject is "they", meaning the members of the football team.
- What is admirable is the team spirit: the players love and support each other. That is a reciprocal relationship.
Checking each option:
- A. themselves: This would mean each player loves only himself, which is selfish and not something to admire. It also doesn't fit the context.
- B. one another: This means the players love each other, which fits the idea of team unity.
- C. the other: This refers to only one other person, which is wrong for a whole team.
- D. ourselves: This doesn't agree with "they". We would need "we" as the subject.
Step 4: Answer The correct answer is B. one another.
Step 5: Exam tip When you see a group doing something mutually, think each other / one another. Use "themselves" only when each person does the action to himself. Also check that the pronoun agrees with the subject: "they" goes with "themselves", never "ourselves".
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