Question

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which sentence below correctly uses apostrophes to show ownership or a relationship?
○ i’m going snorkeling before the wave’s get too rough.
○ betty’s eyes stung from the salt water, but she was having too much fun to get out of the ocean.
○ wait until you get into the water to put on your swim fin’s or you will trip all over yourself.
○ the brilliant colors of the reefs fishes’ are amazing!

Explanation:

• For the first option, "wave's" is incorrect as it's a contraction error (should be "waves" without an apostrophe for plural, not showing ownership).
• The second option "Betty's" correctly shows ownership (Betty owns the eyes).
• The third option "fin's" is incorrect (plural "fins" doesn't need an apostrophe here, not showing ownership).
• The fourth option "reefs" should be "reef's" (to show the reef's relationship to the fishes) and "fishes'" is misused as the structure is wrong. So only the second option uses the apostrophe correctly for ownership.

Answer:

B. Betty's eyes stung from the salt water, but she was having too much fun to get out of the ocean.