Which of the following sentences use apostrophes correctly? Check all that apply.

a) Both committees's web pages can be accessed via the company intranet.

b) The team's report wasn't due until next Friday, but it was turned in early.

c) Jack wasn't hired in December '07; he was hired in January '08.

d) Its his primary e-mail account.

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7 June, 14:11

Which of the following sentences use apostrophes correctly? Check all that apply.

a) Both committees's web pages can be accessed via the company intranet.

b) The team's report wasn't due until next Friday, but it was turned in early.

c) Jack wasn't hired in December '07; he was hired in January '08.

d) Its his primary e-mail account.

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Diamond Webb · Answer 1

B). The team's report wasn't due until next Friday, but it was turned in early.

C). Jack wasn't hired in December '07; he was hired in January '08.

Explanation:

The apostrophe (') is demonstrated as the punctuation mark that is either employed to show the contraction or omission of numbers or letters or to reflect the possession.

As per the question, options B and C employ the apostrophe correctly as they correctly show the possession of the report of the team as 'team's report' and contraction of auxiliary verb 'was not' as 'wasn't' (omission of the letter 'o'). The first option is incorrect as it wrongly displays the use of possession (for words ending with letter 's') and the last option must include a contraction ('it's) instead of possession. Thus, options B and C are the correct answers.