Select the appropriate option to complete the following sentence with the correct pair of preposition and pronoun:
Failing one unit test is not a disaster ______. What matters is what you learn from it.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → in itself
Complete sentence: Failing one unit test is not a disaster in itself. What matters is what you learn from it. The sentence says that failing one test is not a disaster by its nature. What comes after it matters more.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) for itself | for its own use, or without help | The young sparrow can now find food for itself. |
| (2) in itself (answer) | by its own nature, taken alone | A train journey is a small adventure in itself. |
| (3) with itself | a thing together with, or against, its own self | After the loss, the team seemed at war with itself. |
| (4) on itself | a thing turning or folding back onto its own body | Near the temple, the hill road turns back on itself. |