By Apostrophes, Tenses

Memos show Clinton turmoilQuestion: I would have written ''Clinton's turmoil''. Why didn't the author use apostrophe?BY CRAIG GORDON AND TOM BRUNE | <email addresses removed by mod.>August 13, 2008Question: Why is semicolon used instead of comma to separate the email...

My assignment is to type a Descriptive/Informative Essay. I am graded 50% on content, 40% on grammar and mechanics, and 10% on style. Could anyone read my essay and suggest some corrections? Please bold or make corrections visible. The help will be greatly appreciated.Here are grammatical...

Hi Doll, I didn't expect to make so many mistakes. Are you sure all that you've marked is wrong? It's mostly apostrophes though. I'm not that bad. Am I? So, the most pink sentence should be: The stake of Penta in the fund of Restitucny investicny (RIF) share capital increased...

"It reminded me of Shaun’s voice, who is my cousin, and also of my fathers voice." - you are saying Shaun's voice is your cousin, not Shaun himself. Try re-arranging the sentence. 2. "I already knew from books and papers that in the tropical forests, mixed-species flocks are present through the...

My gut reaction is that if you are using the brand name Nextel as a verb, the past tense should be Nexteled. Doubling up the 'l's to regularise it doesn't seem quite right to me. I don't like the apostrophe version at all! I'd be interested in what others think about this.

We're = contraction for we are: We're glad to help. (Pronouns have apostrophes only when two words are being shortened into one.)Where = location: Where are you going? (This is a place word, and so it contains the word here.)Were = a past tense form of the verb be: They were walking side by...

1. Each student makes their own plans. -- I feel this sentence should be "Each student makes his/her plan" or "Each student makes their own plan." All correct. 2. Every time I want to play it, I keep remembering that ... -- I think this is OK but I feel the sentence "Every time I want...

Hello Anon (MN?) and YoHF, YoHF’s re-draft is excellent, with a very good style. You should try and follow the style and rhythm of the English. In case you look at it too closely, there are a couple of minor errors in it which I show below. As no-one else has replied to you regarding your...

Can we say "the restaurants staff"? I mean in general. Well, adjectives don't inflect for number, so adding -s to 'restaurant' doesn't an adjective make. But if we add an apostrophe, we'd get a possessive noun: restaurant staff (adjective) restaurant's staff (possessive noun)

Hello s/h Having read a number of books in my time. ] This clause doesn't make a sentence on its own. none have accomplished ] Some examiners would expect 'none has' here. The tale is written in the first-person narrative] 'narrative' is unnecessary. an ordinary girl placed under...