Identify the sentence that uses a possessive pronoun correctly. A. The mermaids swam in the sea , then combed the'ir hair on the rocks. B. The mermaids swam in the sea , then combed there hair on the rocks. C. The mermaids swam in the sea , then combed they're hair on the rocks. D. The mermaids swam in the sea , then combed their hair on the rocks.

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Amber Hess

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2 October, 09:31

Identify the sentence that uses a possessive pronoun correctly. A. The mermaids swam in the sea , then combed the'ir hair on the rocks. B. The mermaids swam in the sea , then combed there hair on the rocks. C. The mermaids swam in the sea , then combed they're hair on the rocks. D. The mermaids swam in the sea , then combed their hair on the rocks.

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Russell Whitehead · Answer 1

D. The mermaids swam in the sea, then combed their hair on the rocks.

Kassandra Miles · Answer 2

D. The mermaids swam in the sea , then combed their hair on the rocks.

Explanation:

Example D is the only one which is correct. On example A we find the expression (the'ir) which is completely misspelled and nonexistent in English language. On the other hand, example B shows a misuse of the adverb "there" representing an homophone to the word "their", and finally, example C contains the contracted form of they are which also turns out to be an homphone to the word "their".