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Which sentence is correct?

A. Many of the students gave a CD to their parents, but Rachel kept one for herself. B. Many of the students gave a CD to his or her parents, but Rachel kept one for ourselves.
C. Many of the students gave a CD to their parents, but Rachel kept one for themselves.

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A. Many of the students gave a CD to their parents, but Rachel kept one for herself

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The correct answer is A. Many of the students gave a CD to their parents, but Rachel kept on for herself. The correct pronoun is "herself." This is because Rachel is the subject. Rachel cannot refer to the plural forms of "ourselves" or "themselves" because it is singular.
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