Final answer:
The correct use of apostrophes for contractions in the sentence provided is in Option D) No change. Here, 'There's,' 'food's,' and 'it's' are all correct contractions indicating 'There is,' 'food is,' and 'it is,' respectively.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question involves identifying and correcting the use of apostrophes for contractions in a given sentence. To address this question, we will evaluate the sentence: 'There's no pizza tonight, Jose. The food's catered, and it's going to be yummy,' as said by Beth.
Possessives and Contractions
Remember, an apostrophe has two main functions: to show possession and to form contractions. In contractions, the apostrophe replaces omitted letters. For example, 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is' or 'it has', but 'its' is a possessive pronoun indicating ownership, as in 'its flavor'.
Analysis of Options
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- Option A) Incorrect. 'Its' should be 'it's' (it is).
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- Option B) Correct. The contraction 'it's' properly stands for 'it is'.
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- Option C) Incorrect. 'Foods' should be 'food's' (food is).
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- Option D) No change. The original sentence is correct as it correctly uses apostrophes for contractions.
All contractions in Option D are correct, so the final answer is D) No change.