According to her parents, the book that I found was her’s. She told me, however, that she
didn’t want it back.
1. Which of the following is an error in the sentence above?
A. Improper use of commas around “however”
B. Improper use of a comma after the word “parents”
C.Improper use of an apostrophe in the word “her’s”
D. Improper use of an apostrophe in the contration “didn’t”
2. Which of the following options is correctly punctuated?
What is your answer?
C AM I CORRECT
C is correct.
To determine the answers to the questions, let's analyze each option:
1. Which of the following is an error in the sentence above?
A. Improper use of commas around "however"
B. Improper use of a comma after the word "parents"
C. Improper use of an apostrophe in the word "her’s"
D. Improper use of an apostrophe in the contraction "didn’t"
To identify the error, we need to understand the rules of grammar and punctuation. Looking at each option:
A. Improper use of commas around "however"
In the sentence, the use of commas around "however" is correct. They are used to set off the transitional word "however" from the rest of the sentence.
B. Improper use of a comma after the word "parents"
The sentence does not have a comma after the word "parents," so this option is not the error.
C. Improper use of an apostrophe in the word "her’s"
The word "her's" is incorrect because the possessive pronoun "hers" does not require an apostrophe. The correct form of the word should be "hers" without an apostrophe.
D. Improper use of an apostrophe in the contraction "didn’t"
The contraction "didn’t" is correctly formed with an apostrophe. The apostrophe is needed to indicate the omission of the letter "o" in "did not."
Based on the analysis above, option C is the error in the sentence. The incorrect use of an apostrophe in the word "her’s" should be corrected to "hers."
2. Which of the following options is correctly punctuated?
Since no options are provided in the question, it is not possible to determine the correct answer. Please provide the available options for further assistance.