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GED writing practice: apostrophes in a school notice

Question 11 of 36Apostrophes

This draft has parts that need fixing. Go to each menu that says Select... and choose the option that is correct in formal standard English.

Notice: Family conference night

To: Families of third-grade students
From: The school office
Subject: Family conference night on Thursday

Family conference night will be held this Thursday from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. All four third-grade teachers will be in their classrooms to meet with families for fifteen minutes each. You will hear about your child's progress this fall and the plans for the spring.

Your meeting time is printed on the card in your child's backpack. If that time does not work for you, please call the office by Wednesday, and we will find another one.

When you arrive, please sign in at the front desk. While you wait for your meeting, you can read the reading goals, which are posted on the wall outside each classroom. The school library will also be open, and the book fair will run until 7:00 p.m.

Child care for younger brothers and sisters will be offered in the gym. If you would like an interpreter at your meeting, please let the office know by Tuesday.

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday.

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How to approach this kind of question

For apostrophe questions, look at every word in the choice that ends in s. Ask whether the word shows ownership or is a plain plural. If it shows ownership, decide whether there is one owner or more than one, and check the passage for clues such as a number. One owner takes an apostrophe and an s; a plural owner that ends in s takes only an apostrophe.

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