Question

What word will you use in the following case?
_____ approach is correct.
a) urs
b) yours
c) your
d) you

Answer 1

Hint: The blank is before a noun ‘approach’. This means that the blank should be filled with something that qualifies the noun. It needs to be filled by a possessive pronoun.

Complete answer:
Let us deconstruct the given sentence:
The blank is followed by a noun. This indicates that the blank should be a qualifier such as a possessive. The latter part of the sentence is irrelevant to the blank.

One form of pronoun shows possession or ownership. These possessive pronouns work like adjectives, describing nouns. They include the words my, mine, his, her, hers, our, ours, their, theirs, your, yours, its, and whose. Note that they don't use apostrophes.

Now, we know what we are looking for. Let’s look at the given options:

a) urs - The word ‘urs’ is not a word that is grammatically correct. It is a slang short term for the correct word ‘yours’. However, this word is not acceptable. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
b) yours - The word ‘yours’ is a possessive pronoun. However, there are specific ways to use this correctly. The word ‘yours’ is usually used at the end of the sentence after a verb. No noun follows this pronoun. In the given sentence using this would be incorrect. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
c) your - The word ‘your’ is also a possessive pronoun. This word is used before a noun, and always qualifies a noun. It cannot be used on its own. It signifies ownership. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.
d) you - The word ‘you’ is a pronoun. It is not a possessive pronoun. This word is used to replace a noun in a sentence. It would not be grammatically correct to a simple pronoun before a noun. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.

Note: Break the given sentence down. Study each part carefully. Then, go through the given options and choose the option which best fits the given requirements of the question.