Question

underline the correct word in each sentence. cross out any unnecessary words.
(37) the new nation saw great changes during (its, its) expansion period.
(38) much of the territory that would eventually become the western states (was, were) added at that time.
(39) you and (i, me) are still benefiting from some of the inventions of that period.
(40) among (this, these) here were the invention of the steam locomotive, the reaper, and the telegraph.
(41) when gold was discovered in california, many found (themselves, theirselves) moving west in hopes of striking it rich.
(42) others (was, were) drawn by the promise of owning land.
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Explanation:

These questions are about identifying correct words (like possessive pronouns, subject - object pronouns, appropriate demonstratives, and correct verb forms) in sentences, which falls under the subfield of Linguistics (specifically grammar) in the Arts discipline. For each sentence:

• (37): "its" is the possessive pronoun showing the nation's Expansion Period, "it's" is a contraction of "it is" and incorrect here.
• (38): "was" is correct as "territory" is singular, so the verb should be singular.
• (39): "I" is the subject pronoun, "me" is an object pronoun and incorrect in the subject position.
• (40): "these" is used for plural nouns (inventions), "this" is for singular, so "these" is correct.
• (41): "themselves" is the correct reflexive pronoun, "theirselves" is non - standard.
• (42): "were" is correct as "Others" is plural, so the verb should be plural.

Answer:

(37) Underline "its", Cross out "it's"
(38) Underline "was", Cross out "were"
(39) Underline "I", Cross out "me"
(40) Underline "these", Cross out "this"
(41) Underline "themselves", Cross out "theirselves"
(42) Underline "were", Cross out "was"