Which sentence has a misplaced apostrophe?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Fresh banana's are on sale at the market.
- Step 1: Plurals are formed with s alone, without an apostrophe.
- Step 2: In 'Fresh banana's are on sale', the word is a plain plural, so it should be 'bananas' with no apostrophe.
Answer
Fresh banana's are on sale at the market.
Why not the others: The bananas' skins were bruised.: The apostrophe correctly shows the skins belong to the bananas. The banana's skin was bruised.: The apostrophe correctly shows the skin belongs to one banana. Bananas are on sale at the farmers' market.: No apostrophe is used and none is needed.
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