Identify the part of speech or the form of a part of speech in the underlined portion of the next sentence.

Question

The children steadily eased themselves into the cold water of the neighborhood pool.
A. common noun

B. proper noun

C. pronoun

D. adjective

underlined is themselves

C

Answer 1

You're right.

Answer 2

I think its C too because pronouns is a word or form that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase.