Author Question: Keeping in mind the rules for apostrophes, which of the following sentences correctly illustrates ... (Read 102 times)

Beheh · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

Keeping in mind the rules for apostrophes, which of the following sentences correctly illustrates the use of personal pronouns?

A. Darryl has a new computer and uses it's features effectively.
B. Tammy likes her new home because it's farther away from the city.
C. Felicia and her mother are leaving because theres' a better opportunity elsewhere.
D. Their's is not a story you want to hear.

Question 2

A verb form that ends in ing and is used as a noun is known as a:

A. transitive.
B. tense.
C. gerund.
D. mode.

nothere · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
The sentence that correctly illustrates the use of personal pronouns is Tammy likes her new
home because it's farther away from the city. The possessive pronoun its means belonging
to it or of it. The contraction it's means it is.

Answer to Question 2

C
A gerund is a verb form that ends in ing and is used as a noun. A noun or pronoun used
immediately before a gerund must be in the possessive.