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after borrowing her sister-in-laws new car to drive her friends to the mall, polina returned to the parking lot to discover a large scratch in the bright red paint.
what change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
a. change friends to friend’s.
b. change sister-in-laws to sister-in-law’s.
c. change the period to a question mark.
d. no change is necessary.
- Option A: "friends" is plural (referring to multiple friends), and "friend’s" is singular possessive. The sentence means driving multiple friends, so this change is incorrect.
- Option B: "sister - in - laws" is incorrect. The correct possessive form for "sister - in - law" (singular) to show ownership of the car is "sister - in - law’s". Wait, but wait—wait, the original sentence says "her sister - in - laws new car"—wait, no, actually, if it's one sister - in - law, the possessive is "sister - in - law’s". But wait, maybe I made a mistake earlier. Wait, let's re - examine. The sentence is about borrowing her sister - in - law's (singular possessive) new car. So "sister - in - laws" is a plural non - possessive, but we need the singular possessive "sister - in - law’s" to show that the car belongs to her sister - in - law. Wait, but the original option B says "Change sister - in - laws to sister - in - law’s". But wait, the initial analysis was wrong. Wait, no—wait, the user's question: let's re - do this.
Wait, no, let's start over. The sentence: "After borrowing her sister - in - laws new car to drive her friends to the mall, Polina returned to the parking lot to discover a large scratch in the bright red paint."
- For Option A: "friends" is correct as it's plural (multiple friends), so changing to "friend’s" (singular possessive) is wrong.
- For Option B: "sister - in - laws" is a plural form, but we need the possessive form to show that the car belongs to her sister - in - law (singular). So the correct possessive is "sister - in - law’s". So this change is needed? But the yellow - highlighted option is D. Wait, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, no—wait, maybe the original sentence has "sister - in - laws" as a typo, but maybe the intended meaning is that it's her sister - in - law's (singular) car. Wait, but maybe the question is designed to have B as the correct answer? Wait, no, the yellow - highlighted option is D. Wait, I must have made a mistake.
Wait, no—wait, let's check again. Wait, the sentence: "her sister - in - laws new car"—if it's supposed to be the car of her sister - in - law (singular), then "sister - in - law’s" is correct, so "sister - in - laws" (plural non - possessive) is wrong. So option B is correct? But the yellow - highlighted option is D. Wait, maybe the original question has a mistake, or maybe I misread.
Wait, no—wait, maybe the user made a mistake in highlighting. Wait, let's re - evaluate:
- Option A: "friends" is plural, correct for driving multiple friends. "friend’s" would be wrong.
- Option B: "sister - in - laws" should be "sister - in - law’s" (singular possessive) to show that the car belongs to her sister - in - law. So this change is necessary. But the yellow - highlighted option is D. There must be an error. Wait, maybe the original sentence is "sister - in - law’s" and the option B is miswritten? No, the option B says "Change sister - in - laws to sister - in - law’s".
Wait, perhaps the intended answer is B, but the highlighting is wrong. But according to the rules, we have to go with the analysis. Wait, no—wait, maybe I messed up the possessive. Let's recall: the plural of "sister - in - law" is "sisters - in - law", and the possessive plural is "sisters - in - law’s". But the original sentence has "sister - in - laws" (which is an incorrect plural; the correct plural is "sisters - in - law"). But the option B is changing "sister - in - laws" to "sister - in - law’s" (singular possessive). So if it's one sister - in - law, then "sister - in - law’s" is correct. So option B is the c…
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B. Change sister - in - laws to sister - in - law’s