Choice "C" is correct. When a contract for the sale of real property is breached, the nonbreaching party can either recover compensatory damages (damages that compensate for the breach) or obtain specific performance (forced performance).
Choice "b" is incorrect. In contract cases, punitive damages are generally not awarded.Choice "a" is incorrect. Damages are designed to compensate for nonperformance while specific performance forces performance. These are alternative remedies. A party cannot obtain specific performance and recover compensatory damages.
Choice "d" is incorrect. In contract cases, punitive damages are generally not awarded. Moreover, a party generally is not limited to consequential damages (the collateral damages that result from a breach); the actual damages that result from the breach are also recoverable (compensatory damages).