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The apostrophe is a widely misused punctuation mark. In proper usage, the apostrophe indicates either a possessive case or where a letter or letters have been removed. An apostrophe is used to indicate a plural in only one special case—when there is a lowercase letter that is plural, such as in the phrase mind your p’s and q’s. Select the sentence that violates the guidelines for apostrophes. All employees must wash their hands before returning to work. Any employee who doesn't will be warned for the first offense or be fined for each subsequent offense. The restaurants reputation and success depending on keeping a high healthy rating. Please help us keep our health department rating in the high 90s.

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The incorrect sentence is 'The restaurants reputation and success depending on keeping a high healthy rating,' which should use an apostrophe to show possession as in 'The restaurant's reputation...'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence that violates the guidelines for apostrophes is: The restaurants reputation and success depending on keeping a high healthy rating. It should contain an apostrophe to indicate possession, as in The restaurant's reputation and success depend on keeping a high health rating. The apostrophe signifies that the reputation and success belong to the restaurant.

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I just took the test, the correct answer is .. “All employee’s must wash their hands before returning to work.”

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