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To ensure the safety of the tour group, the two wilderness guides' directions kept they're focus on the marked trail.

Which of the following choices best replaces the underlined portion of the sentence?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. guides' directions kept theirCevap
  3. C
    guide's directions kept their
  4. D
    guides' directions kept there

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guides' directions kept their
The correct option correctly identifies that the sentence refers to two guides, which requires the plural possessive noun 'guides''. It also correctly uses the possessive pronoun 'their' to modify the noun 'focus', indicating the tour group's focus.

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1
Determine if the noun 'guides' should be singular or plural, and possessive or not.
The phrase 'two wilderness guides' specifies a plural subject. Since the directions belong to these guides, we need the plural possessive form, which is 'guides'' (apostrophe after the 's').
Plural nouns ending in 's' form the possessive by adding an apostrophe after the 's'.
2
Determine the correct word to modify the noun 'focus'.
We need the possessive pronoun 'their'. The contraction 'they're' (they are) and the adverb 'there' (place) are grammatically incorrect in this position.
A possessive pronoun is required to show ownership of the 'focus'.
3
Combine the correct elements to choose the best option.
The correct combination is 'guides' directions kept their'.
This option uses the correct plural possessive spelling and the correct possessive pronoun.

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