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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Fix the sentence by following the apostrophe rule. The books story was pretty exciting, even though its cover was not. The books' story was pretty exciting, even though its cover was not. The book's story was pretty exciting, even though it's cover was not. The book's story was pretty exciting, even though its cover was not. The books story was pretty exciting, even though it's cover was not.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

books' = plural possessive books = plural book's = singular possessive it's = it is it's = possessive Based on that information, what do you think it is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

idk

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well if you had to guess, which?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

was = singular verb... *hinthint*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

c or b

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Now determine if it is ''its'' or ''it's''. Does ''it is'' make sense in that context?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

umm no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Exactly, so the answer would be C, don't ya think?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah

OpenStudy (anonymous):

There ya go.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank u so much

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No problem; anytime.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah

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