Which of the following is grammatically correct?
Correct answer: C. In the end, they found their money over there by the ATM.
- A. In the end, they found there money over they're by the ATM.
- B. In the end, they found they're money over their by the ATM.
- C. In the end, they found their money over there by the ATM.
- D. In the end, they found there money over their by the ATM.
Explanation
In this sentence, we have two homophones-their and there. In this first instance, we need to show possession, so the correct form is their. In the second instance, we need an adverb representing a place, so the correct form is there.
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