Does the following passage contain a homophone error?
The publishers were more interested in short stories because that’s what they’re audience was interested in.
Group of answer choices
Yes
No
I don't know
No
Yes
To determine whether the passage contains a homophone error, we need to identify any words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings.
In the given passage, there is a homophone error. The word "they're" is used incorrectly. The correct word should be "their," which shows possession, whereas "they're" is a contraction of "they are."
Here's how you can identify the homophone error:
1. Read the passage carefully.
2. Pay attention to the usage of homophones (words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings) within the sentence.
3. Compare the word usage with their correct meanings and spellings.
4. Highlight any words that are used incorrectly or could potentially be replaced with a different homophone.
In this case, the incorrect usage of "they're" instead of "their" is the homophone error.
Therefore, the correct answer is Yes, the passage contains a homophone error.