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Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumPossessive pronoun theirs

Standard English Conventions practice question

Whose bag is this? It must be ____.

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

  1. A. theirsCorrect
  2. B. their's
  3. C. theirs'
  4. D. there's

Answer: A. theirs

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

Why the other answers are wrong

B. their's
Possessive pronouns never take apostrophes.
C. theirs'
Not a word.
D. there's
"there's" means "there is".

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