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?
- A. hersCorrect
- B. her's
- C. hers'
- 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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