Question

Which sentence is missing an apostrophe for a contraction?

A. (9) Sadly, even after that water is found, only some of its clean and safe enough to drink.
B. (7) Traditionally it is the job of women and children to spend their days searching for water.
C. (5) Water is not everywhere it's miles away.
D. (4) For many parts of the world, however, this is not true.

Answer 1

A. There should be an apostrophe on the it's, because it is saying, "only some of it is clean and safe enough to drink." The apostrophe should be on that word because it breaks the word down into it is, which is correct in the sentence.