Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The students' books were on the table.
- Step 1: The plural possessive of 'students' is 'students'' with the apostrophe after the s. Answer: The students' books were on the table. Why not the others: The students book's were on the table., The student's books' were on the table. and The students books were on the table's. don't fit.
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