Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the correct…
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Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the correct pronoun.
My college is farther than ________.
- A.
her
- B.
her's
- C.
hers
- D.
she
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Correct answer: C
Answer: hers
Explanation: Use a possessive pronoun to replace "her college" in the comparison. Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs) stand alone and do not use an apostrophe.
Why "hers" is correct: "hers" replaces the phrase "her college" and shows possession without a following noun.
"her" is a possessive adjective (determiner) used before a noun (e.g., "her college"). It cannot stand alone after "than."
"her's" is incorrect because possessive pronouns do not use an apostrophe.
"she" is a subject pronoun and does not show possession.
Final sentence: My college is farther than hers.
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