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Zorluk: OrtaApostrophes for Possessives and Contractions

Although a honeybee colony contains thousands of workers, the hives' single queen spends it's life laying eggs to sustain the population.

Which of the following is the correct spelling and punctuation for the underlined portion of the sentence?

  1. A
    hives' single queen spends it's
  2. hive's single queen spends itsCevap
  3. C
    hives' single queen spends its
  4. D
    hive's single queen spends it's

Cevap

hive's single queen spends its
The correct answer uses the singular possessive noun to show ownership of a single hive's queen, and the possessive pronoun to refer to the queen's life.

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1
Analyze the context to determine whether the noun showing ownership is singular or plural.
The sentence begins with the phrase 'a honeybee colony,' indicating a single colony and therefore a single hive. Thus, the singular possessive form is needed.
This distinguishes between the singular possessive and the plural possessive form of the noun.
2
Determine if the pronoun preceding 'life' requires an apostrophe.
The sentence requires a possessive pronoun to indicate ownership of the queen's life. The spelling without an apostrophe indicates possession, whereas the spelling with an apostrophe is a contraction meaning 'it is'.
This resolves the homophone confusion between contractions and possessive pronouns.
3
Combine the correct choices to identify the appropriate phrasing.
Combining the singular possessive noun and the possessive pronoun yields the correct phrasing.
This matches the grammatically correct elements to the corresponding option.

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Distinguishing between singular and plural possessive nouns, and between possessive pronouns and contractions.
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Apostrophes for Possessives and Contractions

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