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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which sentence does not contain any errors? A. Let's put our guests in Gregs' room tonight. B. Are both of the actresses families' coming to the show? C. Its a bad day to try to host an outdoor picnic. D. Whose muddy shoes are these on my clean kitchen floor?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think it is b

OpenStudy (kyanthedoodle):

's is used when referring to one person and s' is used when referring to more than one person.

OpenStudy (kyanthedoodle):

Oh dear this is quite the pickle we're in.

OpenStudy (kyanthedoodle):

I dunno but something about B looks...weird to me. It should be right but it doesn't appear that way

OpenStudy (anonymous):

c?

OpenStudy (kyanthedoodle):

Its is used as a possessive instead of a contraction.

OpenStudy (kidthatbro8):

it's not b because when you put "actresses families'" in the same sentence, the correct way for it to be put would be "actress' families".

OpenStudy (kyanthedoodle):

Ok so that's why

OpenStudy (kidthatbro8):

it's NOT c because "its" shows possession, meaning that something would belong to the day. the correct term would be "it's" note the apostrophe, making it mean "it is".

OpenStudy (kidthatbro8):

given that, what do you think the answer is?

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