The correct word to use in this context is "whose."
So the corrected sentence would read: "We saw a cat whose tail had been hurt by a mouse trap."
"Whose" is the possessive form, indicating that the tail belongs to the cat.
What correction should be made to the underlined word in the sentence?
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1 answer
The correct word to use in this context is "whose."
So the corrected sentence would read: "We saw a cat whose tail had been hurt by a mouse trap."
"Whose" is the possessive form, indicating that the tail belongs to the cat.