They decided to buy the house because _____ location would allow _____...
Explanation:
The sentence is talking about a group of people who are buying a house, and the reason for their decision is that the location of the house will make it easy for them to get to work. The correct answer is option C, "its / them."
- Possessive Pronouns: "theirs" and "their" are possessive pronouns, which are used to show ownership. However, in this sentence, we need a pronoun that refers to the house itself, not to the people who are buying it. Therefore, options A and E are incorrect.
- Object Pronouns: "it" is an object pronoun that refers to the house, but "themselves" is a reflexive pronoun that refers back to the people who are buying the house. Therefore, option B is incorrect.
- Subject Pronouns: "they" is a subject pronoun that refers to the people who are buying the house, but "us" is a pronoun that includes the speaker in the group. Since we don't know if the speaker is part of the group buying the house, option D is incorrect.
Therefore, the correct answer is "its / them." The possessive pronoun "its" refers to the location of the house, and the object pronoun "them" refers to the people who are buying the house.