I honestly believe it is either A or D.
Miami police will soon reveal _____ findings in the death of Monica Mariner. (1 point)
A.their
B.it's
C.there
D.its

Question

I honestly believe it is either A or D.
Miami police will soon reveal _____ findings in the death of Monica Mariner.  (1 point)
A.their
B.it's
C.there
D.its

anonymous · Answer

@blues @karatechopper

karatechopper · Answer

Are the Miami Police and thing or people?

anonymous · Answer

a thing .

anonymous · Answer

Since they are being used as a collective noun in this case?

anonymous · Answer

@SmoothMath @jim_thompson5910

anonymous · Answer

Police are people. The "police department" is a thing.
There is referring to a place.
They're is a contraction for "they are."
Their is used as a possessive, meaning something belongs to them.
It's is a contraction for "it is."
Its is used as a possessive, meaning something belongs to it.

anonymous · Answer

I understand that, I'm just confused on whether it would be its or their. Because it sounds correct when I say the sentence with their placed into it, however these are the types of questions I always get wrong. 
the findings do belong to the Miami police, which is where I'm stuck at.

anonymous · Answer

The Miami police are people, not an "it."

anonymous · Answer

I understand that, but the sentence seems like it is lumping the Miami police into one, like a collective noun.