Apostrophe misuse Why is the comma use in each sentence wrong? 1. The dog's ran away. 2. Parent's evening is on Tuesday.

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Apostrophe misuse

Why is the comma use
in each sentence
wrong?
1.
The dog's ran away.
2.
Parent's evening is on
Tuesday.

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Answer:

1. No apostrophe necessary. it should be the plural “dogs”

2. The apostrophe should be after the S since “parents” is plural and needs a possessive - “parents’”

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Dassum answered Aug 21, 2023

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