we saw a bear that's Paw had been damaged by a hunting trap.
what correction should be made to the underlined word in the sentence?
whose
who's
whom
who
The correction that should be made is replacing "that's" with "whose". The correct sentence would be: "We saw a bear whose Paw had been damaged by a hunting trap."
The correction that should be made to the underlined word in the sentence is "whose".
The correct word to replace the underlined word in the sentence is "whose."
To determine this, let's review the options:
- "Who's" is a contraction of "who is" or "who has," and it doesn't make sense in this context.
- "Whom" is used as an object pronoun, but in this sentence, we need a possessive pronoun to indicate ownership.
- "Who" is a subjective pronoun, but again, we need a possessive pronoun to show possession.
Therefore, the correct option is "whose." It is used to show possession and is the appropriate pronoun to describe the bear's damaged paw in this sentence.