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Add or remove inverted commas where appropriate.

There are 6 errors to be corrected. Use only double inverted commas.

As the tax year draws to an end on April 6th: the clock is ticking for those who want or have "Help to buy" ISAs.

However, the question remains where’s the best place to put your hard-earned money?

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Final answer:

Double inverted commas are used to correct the initial statement, and appropriate commas and apostrophes are inserted in the review questions to ensure correct punctuation.

Step-by-step explanation:

To address the punctuation errors in the provided sentence, we need to use double inverted commas correctly and ensure proper use of commas and apostrophes. The corrections are made as follows:

As the tax year draws to an end on April 6th, the clock is ticking for those who want or have "Help to Buy" ISAs. However, the question remains: Where's the best place to put your hard-earned money?

Now let's address the review questions:

  1. I finally found my keys, and I got to work just in time.
  2. Mrs. Contreras threw out her old coffee table and cleaned the carpet.
  3. Taking the elevator to the roof, we hoped we could see the skyline and the bay.
  4. Though Susan wasn't feeling well, she went to the store anyway and bought ice cream, pizza, and candy.
  5. I let my neighbor borrow my phone because she said hers was tapped by the police.

As for the apostrophes:

  1. Jack's and Jill's hill is nothing more than a mound of dirt on the southwest corner of Farmer John's land.
  2. One's labor is proportional to one's wealth.
  3. George shouldn't say that he'll be in the library when he obviously won't.
  4. I'll be back.
  5. Who'll referee those kids' soccer game if not for your brother.
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