5. Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct: ............. thought the movie was very good.
Answer: B
We thought the movie was very good.
Using "we" correctly completes the sentence, indicating that the speaker is referring to themselves and others in a collective opinion about the movie.
A) us
"Us" cannot be used as the subject of the sentence, as it is an object pronoun. The subject form needed here is "we," which appropriately denotes who is expressing the opinion about the movie.
B) we
"We" is the correct subject pronoun for this sentence. It appropriately indicates that the speaker and at least one other person are the ones sharing the thought about the movie being very good.
C) them
"Them" is an object pronoun and cannot serve as the subject of the sentence. Using "them" would imply that the speaker is referring to another group, which does not fit the context of expressing a personal opinion.
D) ourselves
"Ourselves" is a reflexive pronoun, which is not suitable as the subject of the sentence. It implies that the action reflects back on the subject, and in this case, it does not appropriately convey the intended meaning regarding the movie.
Conclusion
The option "we" is definitively the correct choice as it functions as the subject pronoun needed to express the collective opinion about the movie. All other options fail to fulfill the grammatical requirement of the sentence, either due to being object pronouns or reflexive pronouns that do not fit in the context provided.