Correct Answer:
A. ours
Possessive pronouns indicate ownership or possession and do not use apostrophes. Words like 'ours', 'yours', 'his', 'hers', 'its', and 'theirs' inherently show possession without any additional punctuation.
- ours is the correct form. Possessive pronouns like 'ours' already denote possession and therefore do not require an apostrophe. Adding an apostrophe to a possessive pronoun is a common grammatical error.
- our's is incorrect. Apostrophes are used for contractions (e.g., 'it's' for 'it is') or to show possession with nouns (e.g., 'the dog's bone'), but not with possessive pronouns.
- ours' is incorrect. This form is typically used for plural possessive nouns ending in 's', but not for possessive pronouns.
- ours's is incorrect. This is an incorrect and redundant application of the apostrophe.