Question

Which of the following BEST corrects the error in this sentence:

While no one likes the Mendezes dog because he barks all night and keeps everyone up, we are too afraid of Mr. Mendez's temper to confront him.

Question 2 options:

A. change Mendez's temper to Mendezs temper


B. add a comma before because


C. change Mendezes dog to Mendezes' dog


D. take the 'n' out of confront (cofront)

Answer 1

The sentence should be corrected to 'Mendezes' dog' to properly indicate the plural possessive form of the name Mendez, making option C the correct choice. The error is rectified by adding an apostrophe after the family name Mendezes.

Step-by-step explanation:

The error in the sentence provided lies in the possessive form of the surname Mendez. Since it is a plural possessive case, the correct option to correct the error is to change 'Mendezes dog' to 'Mendezes' dog'. This means Option C is the best choice. The possessive form of a plural noun that ends in 's' is formed by adding an apostrophe at the end of the word.

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Answer 2

c

it is possessive, so you would need to add 's instead of just adding an s