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The jazz age of the 1920s was filled with great bands such as Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Bix Beiderbecke's The Wolverines.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

apostrophe mark punctuation english

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. The jazz age of the 1920's was filled with great bands such as Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Bix Beiderbecke's The Wolverines.

  3. The jazz age of the 1920s was filled with great bands such as Louis Armstrongs Hot Five and Bix Beiderbeckes The Wolverines.

  4. The jazz age of the 1920s was filled with great bands such as Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Bix Beiderbeckes The Wolverines.

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Correct Option: A,B

In the 1920s, women, often called flappers, wore knee-length dresses and cut their hair in a short bob.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

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  1. In the 1920's, women, often called flappers wore knee-length dresse's and cut their hair in a short bob.

  2. In the 1920s, women, often called flapper's, wore knee-length dress's and cut their hair in a short bob.

  3. In the 1920's, women, often called flappers', wore knee-length dresses and cut their hair in a short bob.

  4. NO CHANGE

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
According to general rule, the plurals of nouns, abbreviations, or dates made up of numbers use only a 's' or 'es', if the noun in question forms it's plural with -es and no apostrophe. Therefore, in the given sentence, the plural of 1920 should be written as '1920s'. Similarly, the plural of the words flapper and dress should be flappers and dresses respectively.
Thus, according to the rules, the correct answer is Option D, no change. The other remaining options are incorrect.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:

The bus's wheel would not turn and the passengers fears rose as they sped along a curving road. 

apostrophe mark punctuation english

  1. The bus's wheel would not turn and the passengers' fears rose as they sped along a curving road.

  2. The bus' wheel would not turn and the passengers' fears rose as they sped along a curving road.

  3. The bus's wheel would not turn and the passenger's fears rose as they sped along a curving road.

  4. No Change 

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
According to general rule, the possessive of common nouns ending in s is written using a apostrophe followed by s (here, bus). However, to show plural possession of regular nouns, an apostrophe after the s of the plural noun must be used (here, passengers).
Thus, according to the rules, the correct answer is Option A. The remaining answers are incorrect.

The teachers attendance book recorded teachers attendance through the years classes.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

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  1. NO CHANGE

  2. The teacher's attendance book recorded teacher's attendance through the year's classes.

  3. The teachers' attendance book recorded teachers' attendance through the years classes.

  4. The teachers' attendance book recorded teachers' attendance through the year's classes.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Regular nouns are nouns that form their plurals by adding either the letter s or es (in the given sentence - teachers). According to general rule, an apostrophe after the s is used to indicate the plural possession of such regular nouns.
However, the possession of singular nouns require an apostrophe followed by s (here, year).
Thus, according to rules, the correct answer is Option D. The remaining options are incorrect.

Choose the option that best corrects the given sentence:
The ladies tennis clubs latest newsletter has news of their members latest achievements.

apostrophe mark punctuation english

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. The lady's tennis clubs latest newsletter has news of their member's latest achievements.

  3. The ladies tennis club's latest newsletter has news of their members latest achievements.

  4. The ladies' tennis club's latest newsletter has news of their members' latest achievements.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Regular nouns are nouns that form their plurals by adding either the letter s or es (in the given sentence - ladies, members). According to general rule, an apostrophe after the s is used to indicate the plural possession of such regular nouns.
However, the possession of singular nouns require an apostrophe followed by s.
Thus, according to rules, the correct answer is Option C. The remaining options are incorrect.

The babies crying disturbed their parents during their meditation class.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

apostrophe mark punctuation english

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. The baby's crying disturbed their parents during their meditation class.

  3. The babies' crying disturbed their parents during their meditation class.

  4. The babies crying disturbed their parent's during their meditation class.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Regular nouns are nouns that form their plurals by adding either the letter s or es (in the given sentence - babies). According to general rule, an apostrophe after the s is used to indicate the plural possession of such regular nouns.
However, no punctuation is required to make a regular noun plural (here, parents).
Thus, according to rules, the correct answer is Option C. The remaining options are incorrect.