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The   report highlighted its impressive financial growth over the past year, with revenue increasing by 20% and  \nthe number of satisfied customers reaching an all-time high.  \nWhich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?  \nA) companies’ annual report B) companys’ annual report C) companys annual report D) company’s annual report  \nStep 1: Read the question before reading the passage to determine the Question Category.  \nWhich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?  \nStep 2: If apostrophes are changing in any of the answer choices, review the 2 main reasons to use apostrophes.  \n1. For Possession (with Nouns): Put the apostrophe after the thing doing the possessing.  \n2. For Contraction (with Pronouns): Pronouns do not take apostrophes for possession.  \nThere is possession: the annual report of/belonging to the company.  \nStep 3: Select the answer choice that uses the apostrophes properly. If punctuation is not needed, do not use punctuation  \nThe thing being tested is the singular “company.” The apostrophe goes after the thing doing the possessing. Therefore the apostrophe goes after the “y” in company.  \n~~A) companies’ annual report~~  \nThis would indicate multiple companies.  \n~~B) companys’ annual report~~  \nPossession is the singular “company.”  \n~~C) companys annual report~~  \nThere is possession so an apostrophe is required.  \n✔D) company’s annual report.  \nThe thing doing the possessing is company. We know itis a singular company because the text refers to “it” which is a singular pronoun.  \nCorrect Answer: D  \nPut the apostrophe after the thing doing the possessing.  \n2. My   broke down on the way to the airport, causing her to miss her flight.  \nWhich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?  \nA) sister’s friends car B) sisters friends’ car C) sister’s friend’s car D) sisters’ friends’ car  \nStep 1: Read the question before reading the passage to determine the Question Category.  \nWhich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?  \nStep 2: If apostrophes are changing in any of the answer choices, review the 2 main reasons to use apostrophes.  \n1. For Possession (with Nouns): Put the apostrophe after the thing doing the possessing.  \n2. For Contraction (with Pronouns): Pronouns do not take apostrophes for possession.  \nThere is possession: the friend of my sister; also, the car of my sister’s friend.  \nStep 3: Select the answer choice that uses the apostrophes properly. If punctuation is not needed, do not use punctuation  \nThe first thing being tested is the friend of my sister. The apostrophe goes after the thing doing the possessing. Therefore the apostrophe goes after the “r” in sister. The second thing being tested is the car of my sister’s friend. The apostrophe goes after the thing doing the possessing. Therefore the apostrophe goes after the “d” in friend.  \nA) sister’s ~~friends car~~  \nThe friend is possessing the car so an apostrophe is needed.  \nB) ~~ sisters friends’ car~~  \nThe sister is possessing the friend, so an apostrophe is needed. Also, the sentence refers to a singular friend, so the apostrophe in friend would come after the d in friend.  \n✔C) sister’s friend’s car  \nThe first thing being possessed is the singular friend of my sister. 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