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fagboi

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on: Jul 15, 2018
Apostrophes are used
 
  A) to show that a noun is possessive.
  B) in contractions.
  C) all of these.

Question 2

In grammar, it can be tricky to determine subject-verb agreement with a compound subject. Which of the following sentences uses incorrect subject-verb agreement?
 
  A) Either the violin or the oboe plays the main musical theme.
  B) Either the car or the tractor use diesel fuel.
  C) Either the lemons or the oranges smell sweet.
  D) Either the corn or the soybeans are planted in the field.


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tsternbergh47

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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B


fagboi

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Reply 2 on: Jul 15, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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