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moongchi

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_____ are used to form possessives of nouns, to form contractions, and to show omissions in dates.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

When an expression such as the following or as follows is used to introduce a list of items, it is often followed by a _____.
 
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Answer to Question 1

Apostrophes
Apostrophes are used to form possessives of nouns, to form contractions, and to show
omissions in dates.

Answer to Question 2

colon
When an expression such as the following or as follows is used to introduce a list of items,
it is often followed by a colon. The list may appear on the same line as the colon, or it may
start on a new line.




moongchi

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Reply 2 on: Jun 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


atrochim

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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