Choose the correct use of apostrophes in the sentence below:

Question

Marcs ambition is to buy his uncles 1947 Dodge and restore it to its original condition.
Select one:
• a. no apostrophes needed
O b. apostrophe in "Marcs" and "uncles"
• c. apostrophes in "Marcs" and "its"
• d.
apostrophe in "its"

Answer 1

The correct choice is: b. apostrophe in "Marcs" and "uncles".

The sentence should be corrected to: "Marc's ambition is to buy his uncle's 1947 Dodge and restore it to its original condition."

• "Marc's" indicates possession (the ambition of Marc).
• "uncle's" indicates possession (the Dodge belongs to his uncle).
• "its" is correct as it is (no apostrophe is needed in that context as it shows possession).