Question

(1) Water is something most of us take for granted. (2) If we need a cold drink or want to take a shower, water is there. (3) If we want to water our yards or wash the dishes, water is there. (4) For many parts of the world, however, this is not true. (5) Water is not everywhere it's miles away. (6) To get water involves a long walk to and from the source. (7) Traditionally it is the job of women and children to spend their days searching for water. (8) Then, they gather it to bring back to their homes. (9) Sadly, even after that water is found, only some of its clean and safe enough to drink. (10) A number of groups across the globe have spent decades helping people get better access to water. (11) One such organization is called water.org (12) It was started in 2009 by actor Matt Damon and Gary White, the co-founder of Water partners. (13) What have they accomplished so far Which sentence is missing an apostrophe for a contraction? A. (4) For many parts of the world, however, this is not true. B. (7) Traditionally it is the job of women and children to spend their days searching for water. C. (9) Sadly, even after that water is found, only some of its clean and safe enough to drink. D. (5) Water is not everywhere it's miles away.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: [C]:

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" (9) Sadly, even after that water is found, only some of its clean and safe enough to drink. "

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Answer 2

The correct answer is C. (9) Sadly, even after that water is found, only some of its clean and safe enough to drink.

Step-by-step explanation:

The use of the apostrophe (') in English is common in two situations, the first situation in which the apostrophe is used is to indicate possession of some agent over some object or idea and the second case in which apostrophe can be found is to shows some letters have been omitted when words are contracted. The contraction of words consist of shortening a word or combining two words into one, this usually implies some letters are being omitted and instead the apostrophe is placed to show this omission.

Additionally, in some cases, the use of contractions changes the meaning of words as in the case of the word "it's" that means "it is" and the word "its" which describes possession. This is the case of sentence 9 "Sadly, even after that water is found, only some of its clean and safe enough to drink" in which the word its needs an apostrophe "it's" as in this case the word does not express possession but refers to the state of the water and without this apostrophe the sentence is grammatically incorrect. Thus, the sentence that needs an apostrophe to be correct is sentence 9 "Sadly, even after that water is found, only some of its clean and safe enough to drink".