Find the Error 58
(Extract adapted from a book of cartoons published by
a major international publisher)
What kind of mistake do you see? (Choose one:)
- apostrophes
- articles
- doesn't make sense
- punctuation
- singular / plural
- spelling
Answer: apostrophes
In this example there is an apostrophe missing after 'someone'. The sentence
should read: 'Drink someone's milkshake'. The 'milkshake' belongs to
'someone' – it is 'someone's'. There is a possessive relationship between
'milkshake' and 'someone', and it is necessary to show this by using the
possessive apostrophe 's' after the person to whom it belongs – in this case,
that person is 'someone'.
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