Question

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when the meltons opened there own coffee shop twenty years ago, they never dreamed it would become anything more than a local business. today, melton roasters is a thriving franchise with locations all across the country.
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Explanation:

The word "there" is a homophone error here. The correct word should be "their" because we need a possessive pronoun to show that the coffee shop belongs to the Meltons. "Their" is used to indicate ownership, while "there" is used to refer to a place or as an expletive.

Answer:

Replace "there" with "their". The corrected sentence is: When the Meltons opened their own coffee shop twenty years ago, they never dreamed it would become anything more than a local business. Today, Melton Roasters is a thriving franchise with locations all across the country.