Question

Dexter and Tisa enjoy their dog even though the dog barks at and chases all the neighborhood cats. The odd thing, though, is that Tisa's friend Maria has a big yellow tabby cat that the dog likes. Dexter's friend Armond also has a cat that the dog never bothers. What a strange dog! Based on the information in the paragraph above, select the correctly punctuated sentence.
Dexter and Tisa's dog gets along just fine with Maria and Armond's cats.

Dexter's and Tisa's dog gets along just fine with Maria and Armond's cats.

Dexter's and Tisa's dog gets along just fine with Maria's and Armond's cats.

Dexter and Tisa's dog gets along just fine with Maria's and Armond's cats.

Answer 1

Answer:

The CORRECT answer is "Dexter and Tisa's dog gets along just fine with Maria's and Armond's cats."

Explanation:

Answer 2

The CORRECT answer is "Dexter and Tisa's dog gets along just fine with Maria's and Armond's cats."

Explanation:

The dog is owned by both Dexter and Tisa. When you have something, in this case the dog, that belongs to more than one person, the apostrophe 's' goes after only the last person's name. The dog is Dexter and Tisa's.

Since Maria and Armond each have their own cat, they both get the apostrophe 's' after their names. Each cat belongs to them individually. The cat is Maria's. The cat is Armond's.

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