Question

I'm proud of yourselves spelling "frugivorous" correctly to win the state-wide spelling bee.

What is the best way to rewrite this sentence?


I'm proud of yourself spelling "frugivorous" correctly to win the state-wide spelling bee.
I'm proud of your spelling "frugivorous" correctly to win the state-wide spelling bee.
I'm proud of you spelling "frugivorous" correctly to win the state-wide spelling bee.
I'm proud of yours spelling "frugivorous" correctly to win the state-wide spelling bee.

Answer 1

Which do you think?

Answer 2

C

Answer 3

Yep, good job! :)

Answer 4

it was B

Answer 5

What?! How?

Answer 6

Is there an explanation?

Answer 7

The pronoun "yourselves" is not used correctly in the sentence because the sentence does not need a reflexive pronoun. The pronoun appears before a gerund, so it should be in the possessive form. "Your" is the correct pronoun.

Answer 8

Ohhh ok. Sorry. :/