Question

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:
There are two new lady MPs in Johnsons party at parliament.

A. There are two new lady MP’s in Johnson’s party at Parliament.
B. There are two new lady MP’s in Johnsons party at Parliament.
C. There are two new lady MPs in Johnson’s party at Parliament.
D. No change

Answer 1

Hint:Punctuation marks play an important role in grammar. Even a single punctuation mark can change the meaning of the whole sentence.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to check the punctuation marks carefully. The only punctuation mark used here is an apostrophe. The apostrophe indicates possession. The apostrophe is used with nouns in two ways. In the given question, we have to find out which sentence has the correct usage of the apostrophe.

Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer.
Option A) There are two new lady MP’s in Johnson’s party at Parliament - This option is not correct as it has the wrong usage of the apostrophe. We cannot use it after MP, in a particular sentence otherwise it will be grammatically incorrect.

Option B) There are two new lady MP’s in Johnson's party at Parliament – This option is incorrect because According to the general rule, the possessive of a singular noun is formed by adding an apostrophe and s, whether the singular noun ends in s or not. Therefore, in the given sentence, the possessive of the word Johnson should be written as 'Johnson's'. Hence, option B is incorrect.

Option C) There are two new lady MPs in Johnson’s party at Parliament – This option is correct because It has the correct usage of an apostrophe, and it is grammatically and logically correct.

Option D) No Change – This option is not correct as this can only be the answer if the other three options are incorrect or not suitable for the question. We have already got an answer. Hence option D is incorrect.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘C’.

Note:As mentioned above an apostrophe indicates possession, therefore it is essential to use it correctly at the correct places. All other options are plausible distractions so choose carefully.