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Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the following options:

The correct answer is
My mother's official car is parked elsewhere

This question requires identifying the grammatically correct sentence among the given options. We need to carefully examine the rules of possessive nouns and subject-verb agreement to determine the correct choice.

Grammar: Correct Possessive Use for 'Mother's'

The core issue in some options relates to the correct formation of the possessive case. When showing ownership for a singular noun like 'mother', we add an apostrophe followed by an 's' ($'s$). For example, the car belonging to the mother is $mother's car$.

  • The form $mothers'$ indicates possession by multiple mothers (plural possessive).
  • The form $mothers$ (without an apostrophe) is simply the plural noun.

Option 1 uses $My mother's official car$, correctly showing possession by a single mother.

Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement with 'Car is'

Another critical grammar rule is subject-verb agreement. The verb must agree in number with its subject. A singular subject needs a singular verb, and a plural subject needs a plural verb.

  • The subject $car$ is singular.
  • The corresponding singular verb is $is$.
  • Therefore, the correct pairing is $car is$.
  • The subject $cars$ is plural.
  • The corresponding plural verb is $are$.
  • An incorrect pairing would be $cars is$.

Option 1 uses $car is parked$, which correctly applies subject-verb agreement.

Analyzing Sentence Grammatical Correctness

Let's evaluate each option:

  • Option 1: $My mother's official car is parked elsewhere$
    • Possessive: $mother's$ is correct for a singular mother.
    • Subject-Verb Agreement: $car is$ is correct (singular subject, singular verb).
    • Adverb: $elsewhere$ is used appropriately.
    • Conclusion: This sentence is grammatically correct.
  • Option 2: $My mothers' official car is parked elsewhere$
    • Possessive: $mothers'$ implies multiple mothers. While grammatically possible if there were several mothers involved, it's less common than the singular possessive and likely not the intended meaning.
    • Subject-Verb Agreement: $car is$ is correct.
    • Conclusion: Grammatically questionable due to the plural possessive form unless a specific plural context is intended. Option 1 is preferred for standard usage.
  • Option 3: $My mother's official car is parked everywhere$
    • Possessive: $mother's$ is correct.
    • Subject-Verb Agreement: $car is$ is correct.
    • Adverb: $everywhere$ changes the meaning significantly from $elsewhere$ but is grammatically valid in itself.
    • Conclusion: This sentence is also grammatically sound, but differs in meaning from Option 1. Based on standard grammar questions focusing on structure, Option 1 is the typical correct answer pattern.
  • Option 4: $My mother's official cars is parked elsewhere$
    • Possessive: $mother's$ is correct.
    • Subject-Verb Agreement: $cars is$ is incorrect. The plural subject $cars$ requires the plural verb $are$ ($cars are parked$).
    • Conclusion: This sentence contains a subject-verb agreement error.

Solution: Correct Sentence Identification

Based on the analysis, Option 1 is the most appropriate choice as it correctly uses the singular possessive form ($mother's$) and maintains correct subject-verb agreement ($car is$).

Option 4 is incorrect due to the subject-verb agreement error ($cars is$). Option 2 uses a plural possessive ($mothers'$) which is less common and likely incorrect in standard context. Option 3 is grammatically sound but uses a different adverb, making Option 1 the clearest example of correct standard grammar focusing on possession and agreement.

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