Choose the option/sentence which is correctly punctuated.a)Steves moth...
The correctly punctuated sentence is option D:
Steve's mother's house is right next to his only sister's flat.
Explanation:
- Option A:
Steve's mothers house is right next to his only sister's flat.
- Incorrect. The apostrophe is missing in "Steve's" before "mothers."
- Option B:
Steves mother's house is right next to his only sister's flat.
- Incorrect. The apostrophe is missing in "Steve's" before "mother's."
- Option C:
Steve's mothers' house is right next to his only sisters' flat.
- Incorrect. The apostrophe is incorrectly placed after "mothers" and "sisters."
- Option D:
Steve's mother's house is right next to his only sister's flat.
- Correct. The sentence is punctuated correctly with the use of apostrophes to indicate possession.
In option D, the apostrophe is used correctly to show possession:
- "Steve's" indicates that the house belongs to Steve.
- "mother's" indicates that the house belongs to Steve's mother.
- "sister's" indicates that the flat belongs to Steve's sister.
Hence, option D is the correct choice.