Question

1. how should this sentence be changed? theres only so much damage the arnolds dog can do to our yard before they realize that the responsibility is theirs. a. insert an apostrophe before the s in arnolds and theirs b. insert apostrophes after the s in theres and theirs c. insert apostrophes before the s in theres and after the s in arnolds d. no change needs to be made to this sentence

Explanation:

1. "Theres" is a contraction of "There is", so it needs an apostrophe before the "s" to become "There's".
2. "Arnolds" shows possession (the dog belongs to the Arnold family), so it needs an apostrophe after the "s" to become "Arnolds'".
3. "theirs" is a possessive pronoun that never uses an apostrophe, so it is correct as is.

Answer:

C. Insert apostrophes before the s in Theres and after the s in Arnolds