Question

which of the following sentences correctly uses apostrophes? select the best answer.

answer

• ask your sister if you can borrow the car because its hers this weekend.
• if you are battling a gnat infestation, dont leave fruit out on the counter.

Explanation:

🆕 New Concept Discovered: Apostrophe Rules
Using apostrophes for contractions but not possessive pronouns.

Step 1: Analyze the first sentence

Let's look at the first option:
"Ask your sister if you can borrow the car because it's her's this weekend."

• it's: This is a contraction of "it is" ("because it is hers..."), which is used correctly here.
• her's: This is incorrect. Possessive pronouns (like hers, ours, yours, theirs) never take an apostrophe. The correct spelling is hers.

Because "her's" is incorrect, this sentence is wrong.

Step 2: Analyze the second sentence

Let's look at the second option:
"If you are battling a gnat infestation, don't leave fruit out on the counter."

• don't: This is a contraction of "do not." The apostrophe correctly replaces the missing letter "o" in "not."
• There are no other words requiring apostrophes in this sentence.

Since "don't" is used correctly, this sentence is correct.

Answer:

If you are battling a gnat infestation, don't leave fruit out on the counter.