The sentence that is punctuated correctly is:
“Put your science projects next to the seventh graders’,” he instructed.
The other sentences contain punctuation errors related to possessive forms.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?(1 point)
Responses
“Put your science projects next to the seventh graders’,” he instructed.
“Put your science projects next to the seventh graders’,” he instructed.
“Those backpacks are my sisters,” Callie said.
“Those backpacks are my sisters,” Callie said.
“Please hand out the worksheets to the students’,” the teacher told me.
“Please hand out the worksheets to the students’,” the teacher told me.
“That dog is the Jones,’ ” my neighbor said.
“That dog is the Jones,’ ” my neighbor said.
3 answers
Just out of curiosity, what was wrong with the third
In the third sentence, “Please hand out the worksheets to the students’,” the apostrophe in "students’" suggests possession (indicating that the worksheets belong to the students), but it should not have an apostrophe if you are simply referring to the students in a general sense.
If the intention was to say that the worksheets belong to the students, it should be "students" (no apostrophe) if referring to them collectively without indicating possession. If you were indicating that the worksheets belong to multiple students, and depending on the context, it could also be “students’ worksheets.”
So, the correct form should be:
“Please hand out the worksheets to the students,” the teacher told me.