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Which sentence correctly uses apostrophes to show joint ownership? Marina and Kayla’s toys are under the bed. Marina’s and Kayla toys are under the bed. Marina and Kaylas’ toys are under the bed. Marinas and Kayla’s toys are under the bed.

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The 3rd sentence is correct because of the punctuation
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Answer:

The sentence that correctly uses apostrophes to show joint ownership is the following one: Marina and Kayla's toys are under the bed.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence above contains a compound subject. That is, two simple subjects have been joined by a coordinating conjunction and share the same predicate. In this case, the subjects own the same toys. If both nouns part of a compound subject own the same thing, the apostrophe is placed after the last noun (Kayla's).

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