Final answer:
Someone has marked phrases or sentences with 'C' if correctly punctuated using apostrophes and 'I' if not. Corrections were provided for incorrect items, involving the proper use of possessive apostrophes and understanding the difference between possessive pronouns and contractions.
Step-by-step explanation:
The task involves reviewing phrases and sentences for correct usage of apostrophes, identifying whether each is correct (C) or incorrect (I). Here are the assessed phrases and sentences:
- A. The student's paper discussed the book in great detail. - C
- B. Phyllises' hair looked good styled that way. - I (Correct: Phyllis's)
- C. The dogs' water bowls need to be refilled. - C
- D. Andrew's pet turtle wandered from his bowl sometime last night. - C
- E. The ladie's desserts came with their coffee. - I (Correct: ladies')
- F. The childrens' toys were scattered all over the floor. - I (Correct: children's)
- G. Many important issues were discussed at the governors' conference. - I (Correct: governors if plural possessive, governor's if single possessive)
- H. The critics' reviews helped boost the confidence of the actors. - C
- I. "I've Got You Under My Skin." - C (Title of a song, no possessive)
- J. "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall." - C (Title of a song, contraction of 'is')
- K. Its color was faded and its leather was disintegrating. - C (Its is a possessive pronoun with no apostrophe needed)
- L. You're a good friend and a faithful confidant. - C (You're is the contraction of you are)
- M. The students' records were destroyed in the fire. - C (Plural possessive)
- N. Your bicycle is missing several important parts. - C (Your is a possessive pronoun)