Handbook: Writing Problems and How to Correct Them

EXERCISE 17.1, Correcting Errors in Use of Apostrophes

EXERCISE 17.1

Correcting Errors in Use of Apostrophes

Correct the errors in the use of apostrophes in the following sentences. Some sentences may be correct as written.

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1. Our’s is a society almost too willing to share.

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2. We probably know more about the day-to-day lives of other’s than ever before, as the details of our many friend’s days are recorded in online status report’s.

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3. Its unclear, however, whether anyone is truly benefiting from all this sharing of private information, even as the various social networking sites privacy settings reveal more and more about user’s.

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4. Todays parents’ can find out about their sons and daughters personal live’s online, but they have less face-to face contact with their children.

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5. Of course, theyll have to figure out the meaning of all the LOLs’, BTWs, and other shorthand slang in their kids online and text messages.