Which sentence uses 'their' correctly?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The students left their books on the table before the bell rang.
- Step 1: We need a possessive determiner meaning 'belonging to the students'.
- Step 2: 'Their' fits; 'there' is a place and 'they're' means 'they are'.
Answer
The students left their books on the table before the bell rang.
Why not the others: 'There', 'they're' and 'theirs' each break the grammar of the phrase.
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