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(12) The candidates answers to debate topics give voters insight into how the candidates would work as city council members.
How should the underlined part of this sentence be punctuated?
candidate’s answers
candidate’s answer’s
candidates’ answers’
candidates’ answers
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candidates’ answers
Explanation: The answers belong to multiple candidates, so use the plural possessive: place the apostrophe after the s. The corrected sentence is: "The candidates' answers to debate topics give voters insight into how the candidates would work as city council members."
Explanation: The answers belong to multiple candidates, so use the plural possessive: place the apostrophe after the s. The corrected sentence is: "The candidates' answers to debate topics give voters insight into how the candidates would work as city council members."
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