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Standard English ConventionsEasyPossessive pronoun hers

Standard English Conventions practice question

Those shoes by the door are ____.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. hersCorrect
  2. B. her's
  3. C. hers'
  4. D. her

Answer: A. hers

"hers" is the possessive pronoun and takes no apostrophe.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. her's
Possessive pronouns never take apostrophes.
C. hers'
Not a word.
D. her
"her" needs a noun after it.

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