They decided to buy the house because _____ location would allow _____...
Explanation:
In this sentence, we need to use possessive pronouns correctly to show ownership and avoid confusion. The correct answer is option C, which uses "its" to show possession of the location and "their" to show ownership by the people buying the house.
- Possessive pronouns: These are pronouns that show ownership or possession of a noun. The possessive pronouns are my, your, his, her, its, our, and their.
- Using possessive pronouns correctly: When using possessive pronouns, it is important to match the pronoun to the noun it is replacing. For example, if we want to say "the cat's toy," we would use the possessive pronoun "its" because the toy belongs to the cat.
- In this sentence, we need to show that the location belongs to the house and that the house belongs to the people buying it. Therefore, we need to use "its" to show possession of the location and "their" to show ownership by the people buying the house.
- Other options: Option A ("theirs") is incorrect because it is not clear what "theirs" is referring to. Option B ("it/themselves") is incorrect because "themselves" is a reflexive pronoun, which is used to refer back to the subject of the sentence. In this case, the subject is "they," so we would use "themselves" to refer back to "they." However, this does not make sense in the context of the sentence. Option D ("they/use") is incorrect because it is not clear what "use" is referring to.
They decided to buy the house because _____ location would allow _____...
They decided to buy the house because its location would allow them to get to work very easily.
Correct pronoun: its/them
Incorrect pronoun: theirs/them, it/themselves, they/us
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