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Posted by: Margaret Rouse
our / our's
piggybank.jpg Which is correct?

After they had exhausted their department’s contingency budget, they wanted to tap into ______.
a. our’s
b. ours

Answer: b

Explanation:  Our’s is not a word.  (If it was a word, it would be a contraction that meant “our is.”)

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Kaco  |   Oct 24 2008   10:35PM GMT

are you sure? if it were Madonna’s, it would not be ‘Madonna is’ it woud indicate it ‘belonged’ to Madonna


 

Tpm  |   Oct 27 2008   8:18AM GMT

Of course they are sure. The word “our” incorporates the possessive, whereas Madonna does not - it’s just a name. And of course they’re right, “our’s” is not a word.
Makes me wonder about what’s been happening in American schools over the past few decades; apparently English is no longer taught.


 

Foneman1  |   Jan 2 2009   4:30PM GMT

Just curious to see how many others caught this.
In your explanation, you incorrectly used the phrase “If it was a word…”
Since this is a subjunctive clause. it should read “If it were a word…” ;-)


 
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