Standard English ConventionsHardPossessive pronoun for a company
Standard English Conventions practice question
The company announced that ____ profits had doubled.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. itsCorrect
- B. it's
- C. their
- D. there
Answer: A. its
The profits belong to the company, a singular it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. it's
- It's means it is.
- C. their
- Plural for a singular company.
- D. there
- An adverb of place.
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