JAMB 2015 English Language · Question 2
The choice to go is -------------
Question
Choose the option that best fills the gap. The choice to go is -------------
- A.yours'
- B.your
- C.yours
- D.your's
Answer: C. yours
Explanation written with AI and checked against the answer key
1. Analyze the question The sentence is "The choice to go is ------". We need the correct form of the word "you" showing possession, placed after the verb "is" with nothing following it.
2. Explain the concept English has two kinds of possessive forms:
- Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, our, their) come before a noun: "your choice."
- Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs) stand alone and replace the noun: "The choice is yours."
Important rule: possessive pronouns never take an apostrophe. So yours' and your's are always wrong.
3. Solution, step by step
- After "is" the gap is the end of the sentence, so no noun follows.
- Option B, your, needs a noun after it ("your choice"), so it is incomplete here. ❌
- Options A (yours') and D (your's) wrongly use an apostrophe. ❌
- Option C, yours, is a possessive pronoun that stands on its own. ✅
Complete sentence: "The choice to go is yours." It means the decision belongs to you.
4. Answer C. yours
5. Tip Ask yourself: "Is there a noun after the gap?" If yes, use your. If no, use yours. Also remember that its, hers, ours, yours, theirs never take apostrophes. The apostrophe only appears in contractions like you're (you are) and it's (it is).
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