Read the excerpt from "I Believe in a British Empire” by Joseph Chamberlain.

We have had a war, a war in which the majority of our children abroad had no apparent direct interest. We had no hold over them of any kind, and yet at one time during this war, by the voluntary decision of these people, at least 50,000 Colonial soldiers were standing shoulder to shoulder with British troops, displaying a gallantry equal to their own and the keenest intelligence.

Read the excerpt from "A Tryst with Destiny” by Jawaharlal Nehru.

Our next thoughts must be of the unknown volunteers and soldiers of freedom who, without praise or reward, have served India even unto death.

Which statement best compares the evidence presented in these two passages?

Both speakers use evidence of soldiers’ sacrifices as proof of the meaninglessness of war.
Both speakers use evidence of soldiers’ sacrifices as proof of national unity.
Both speakers use evidence of war as proof of the failure of colonialism.
Both speakers use evidence of war as proof of the necessity to maintain the status quo.

B. Both speakers use evidence of soldiers’ sacrifices as proof of national unity.

Explanation:

The first speaker brings to the fore the bravery & courage of their children which is seen in how that during the course of the war, about 50,000 of them willingly volunteered themselves to fight in the war. This is despite the fact that they had no direct interest in the war

The second speaker highlights the patriotism of their soldiers evident by the fact that they sacrificed their all to represent their country.

In the words of both speakers, we see them use an imagery of the sacrifice of soldiers to typify national unity. Hence, option B is the correct answer

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.

nominative