Question

Read the passage. Look closely at the last sentence in section or paragraph 1. There may be a mistake in the way the sentence is written. If you find a mistake, choose the answer that corrects the mistake. If there is no mistake, choose 'Correct as is.' A) Correct as is. B) When there ships came safely into port, they said it was Woden’s breath that had filled their sails and wafted their vessels over the blue waters. C) When their ships came safely into port, they said it was Woden’s breath that had filled there sails and wafted there vessels over the blue waters. D) When they're ships came safely into port, they said it was Woden’s breath that had filled their sails and wafted their vessels over the blue waters.

Answer 1

The Answer is A.) Correct as is.

Step-by-step explanation:

The last sentence of section 1 is Correct as is. This sentence is error free, but the remaining answer choices contain one or more misuses of “their” which is a possessive pronoun like “her” or “our.”

Answer 2

A) Correct as is.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is what the correct version of the passage looks like:

When their ships came safely into port, they said it was Woden’s breath that had filled their sails and wafted their vessels over the blue waters.

The version B isn't correct as their ships, and not there ships should be written. The words their and there often get mixed up because of their similar pronunciation. Their is the possessive form of they, while there means in or at that place.

The version C is wrong because it should be their sails and not there sails. The explanation is the same as in the previous case.

In the version D we have they're ships instead of their ships. This is another common mistake made because of similar pronunciation. They're is a contraction of they are, while their, once again, is the possessive form of they we need here.