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Title: Parallel Structure, Pronoun Clarity, Possessive Determiners, Possessive Nouns & Pronouns

Grade: core-sat Lesson: S10-P1

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Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	The principals' objections to the holiday were moral in nature. He did not want to grant the holiday, though it was not a weekend.
2	Clue	A possessive pronoun describes the possession or belonging of something or someone.
3	Hint	The given sentence describes the decision of the principal regarding the holiday.
4	Choice.A	The principals' objections to the holiday were moral in nature. He did not want to grant the holiday, though it was not a weekend. The sentence is grammatically incorrect due to a confusion in the use of "principals." The possessive form principals' suggests a plural possessive, indicating objections from multiple principals.	No change
5	Choice.B	The principal’s objections to the holiday were moral in nature. He did not want to grant the holiday, though it was not a weekend. The sentence is grammatically correct in conveying the principal’s moral objections to the holiday.	principal’s
6	Choice.C	The principal' objections to the holiday were moral in nature. He did not want to grant the holiday, though it was not a weekend. The sentence contains grammatical errors. It should be "principal’s" instead of principal' to indicate possession.	principal'
7	Choice.D	The principal objections to the holiday were moral in nature. He did not want to grant the holiday, though it was not a weekend. The sentence is grammatically incorrect. "principal" refers to the head of an organization. As the word "principal" is singular, this word should be replaced with "principal’s" to indicate possession.	principal
8	Step:	Correct sentence	The principal’s objections to the holiday were moral in nature. He did not want to grant the holidays though it is not a weekend.
9	Answer	Option	B

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Type

Explanation

Answer

Problem

The principals' objections to the holiday were moral in nature. He did not want to grant the holiday, though it was not a weekend.

Clue

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

Hint

The given sentence describes the decision of the principal regarding the holiday.

Choice.A

The principals' objections to the holiday were moral in nature. He did not want to grant the holiday, though it was not a weekend.

The sentence is grammatically incorrect due to a confusion in the use of "principals." The possessive form principals' suggests a plural possessive, indicating objections from multiple principals.

No change

Choice.B

The principal’s objections to the holiday were moral in nature. He did not want to grant the holiday, though it was not a weekend.

The sentence is grammatically correct in conveying the principal’s moral objections to the holiday.

principal’s

Choice.C

The principal' objections to the holiday were moral in nature. He did not want to grant the holiday, though it was not a weekend.

The sentence contains grammatical errors. It should be "principal’s" instead of principal' to indicate possession.

principal'

Choice.D

The principal objections to the holiday were moral in nature. He did not want to grant the holiday, though it was not a weekend.

The sentence is grammatically incorrect. "principal" refers to the head of an organization. As the word "principal" is singular, this word should be replaced with "principal’s" to indicate possession.

principal

Step:

Correct sentence

The principal’s objections to the holiday were moral in nature. He did not want to grant the holidays though it is not a weekend.

Answer

Option

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