Mr. Gordons comic book collection grew extensively with it’s addition

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Mr. Gordons comic book collection grew extensively with it’s  addition of Korean Manhwa comics.

a) Mr. Gordons comic book collection grew extensively with it’s
b) Mr. Gordon’s comic book collection it grew extensively with the
c) Mr. Gordons comic book collection grew extensively with its
d) Mr. Gordon’s comic book collection grew extensively with its
e) The collection of Mr. Gordon’s comics grew extensively because of it’s

SanjaySrini · Answer

Can you please explain each option and tell me why D is right

saro · Answer

It's means it is..so collection is addition of doesn't make sense

Its is possesive so D is correct

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CrackverbalGMAT · Answer

Let me try to address the various options.

a) Mr. Gordons comic book collection grew extensively with it’s  The comic book collection mentioned here clearly  belongs  to Mr Gordon and hence requires the use of an apostrophe - " Mr Gordon's  comic book collection...". Eliminate.

b) Mr. Gordon’s comic book collection it grew extensively with the The "it" after "collection" is redundant.  The verb directly follows the noun it is associated with and the use of a pronoun is redundant. Eliminate.

c) Mr. Gordons comic book collection grew extensively with its  The comic book collection mentioned here clearly  belongs  to Mr Gordon and hence requires the use of an apostrophe - " Mr Gordon's  comic book collection...". Eliminate.

d) Mr. Gordon’s comic book collection grew extensively with its  Correct answer.

e) The collection of Mr. Gordon’s comics grew extensively because of it’s  Here, "addition" represents a quality/action of the collection. The correct usage would be "its" at the end - "it's" expands to "it is" and is incorrect here. Eliminate.

Hope this helps.

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