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Title: Possessive Nouns & Pronouns

Grade: 8-a Lesson: S2-L4

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Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	Several teachers took advantage of our to build their academic careers.
2	Clue	A possessive pronoun describes the possession or belonging of something or someone.
3	Hint	In the given sentence, 'us' expresses that it is someone.
4	Choice.A	Several teachers took advantage of our to build their academic careers. The sentence lacks clarity and contains a grammatical error. The phrase "took advantage of our" is incomplete, and it’s unclear what the teachers took advantage of. A more precise construction is needed to convey the intended meaning, specifying what resource or opportunity the teachers utilized to build their academic careers.	No change
5	Choice.B	Several teachers took advantage of our' to build their academic careers. The sentence contains a grammatical error with the use of the possessive pronoun our', which includes an unnecessary apostrophe. The correct form should be "ours" without the apostrophe, which is a possessive pronoun that indicates possession.	our'
6	Choice.C	Several teachers took advantage of our’s to build their academic careers. The sentence is incorrect. The phrase "our’s" is not a correct construction in English. The possessive form of "our" does not take an apostrophe. The correct form is "ours."	our’s
7	Choice.D	Several teachers took advantage of us to build their academic careers. The sentence is grammatically correct in terms of structure and usage. It effectively conveys that some teachers exploited the individuals mentioned to advance their own academic careers. The use of "us" is appropriate here, indicating the targeted group that was taken advantage of by the teachers.	us
8	Step:	Correct sentence	Several teachers took advantage of us to build their academic careers.
9	Answer	Option	D

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Type

Explanation

Answer

Problem

Several teachers took advantage of our to build their academic careers.

Clue

A possessive pronoun describes the possession or belonging of something or someone.

Hint

In the given sentence, 'us' expresses that it is someone.

Choice.A

Several teachers took advantage of our to build their academic careers.

The sentence lacks clarity and contains a grammatical error. The phrase "took advantage of our" is incomplete, and it’s unclear what the teachers took advantage of. A more precise construction is needed to convey the intended meaning, specifying what resource or opportunity the teachers utilized to build their academic careers.

No change

Choice.B

Several teachers took advantage of our' to build their academic careers.

The sentence contains a grammatical error with the use of the possessive pronoun our', which includes an unnecessary apostrophe. The correct form should be "ours" without the apostrophe, which is a possessive pronoun that indicates possession.

our'

Choice.C

Several teachers took advantage of our’s to build their academic careers.

The sentence is incorrect. The phrase "our’s" is not a correct construction in English. The possessive form of "our" does not take an apostrophe. The correct form is "ours."

our’s

Choice.D

Several teachers took advantage of us to build their academic careers.

The sentence is grammatically correct in terms of structure and usage. It effectively conveys that some teachers exploited the individuals mentioned to advance their own academic careers. The use of "us" is appropriate here, indicating the targeted group that was taken advantage of by the teachers.

Step:

Correct sentence

Several teachers took advantage of us to build their academic careers.

Answer

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