Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly.
A. Martha's bike wastuck ad couldn't move.
B. Tracy's only brothers' birthday is the day before hers.
C. Walter's children's' grades have been improving lately.

Question

Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly.
A. Martha's bike wastuck ad couldn't move.
 B. Tracy's only brothers' birthday is the day before hers.
C. Walter's children's' grades have been improving lately.

anonymous · Answer

The first one even though it doesn't seem to be written correctly. The apostrophes are correct though. The apostrophe in Martha's is used to show possession; Martha's bike. In Couldn't it is used to show that the words Could and Not are combined.

anonymous · Answer

B and C both have errors in the use of the possessive apostrophes