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Example Question #1 : Incorrect Usage
Select from the given options the one that includes a usage error. If all of the options are correct, select "no mistakes."
I was fairly certain that the handbag was mine, but she insisted it was her's.
Could I really argue with her?
No mistakes
She seemed so doggedly insistent.
I was fairly certain that the handbag was mine, but she insisted it was her's.
The possessive pronouns "hers," "his," "yours," "its," "ours," and "theirs" are never used with apostrophes. None of the other given options contained any grammatical errors.
Example Question #1 : Usage
Select from the given options the one that includes a usage error. If all of the options are correct, select "no mistakes."
Having left that job, I would be extremely happy.
No mistakes
If I was you, I would leave that job immediately.
Being extremely happy, I would be generous with my time and emotional energy.
If I was you, I would leave that job immediately.
The example sentence expresses a hypothetical condition that is contrary to fact ("I," by definition, am not "you"); therefore the thought needs to be expressed using verbs in the subjunctive mood. "If" is a usually a good indication that a sentence will be in the subjunctive mood. In the subjunctive, "were" should be used instead of "was." "If I were you, I would leave that job immediately."
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