The Writing of Business Exercise on Possessives and Contractions

The following sentences include errors in the use of apostrophes to show possession, to mark contractions, and to indicate the plural in special cases. Find and correct these errors.

1. The judges opinion was that the accident was due to both drivers carelessness.

2. The telephone companys rate increase doesn't help to reduce inflation-- thats certain.
3. He had included 43 ADD's in his computer program.

4. Our's is the customer service program with the most chance of succeeding in this market.

5. A recent scientific analysis of New York City's atmosphere concluded that a New Yorker on the street took into his or her lung's the equivalent in toxic materials of 38 cigarettes per day.

6. Robertson and Jones recommendations concerning the Marlys loan were ignored.

7. The new managers had MBA's from the Kellogg School of Management.

8. Its a fact that the loan committee has a full agenda for todays meeting.

9. Todays managers emphasize their employees rights to know whats happening.

10. Your expected to do your share.

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