Punctuation

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Which is correct?

AThe girl's bag is red.
BThe girls bag is red.
CThe girl bag's is red.
DThe girls' bag is red (one girl).

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Answer: A

Girl's.

Trap B Makes only part of the required change: List every change the transformation needs (pronoun, tense, time word, word order) and tick each one in the option.

Trap C Uses the wrong form of the verb or word: Identify the structure the frame demands (past perfect after 'by the time … arrived'; passive 'will be + past participle'; 'refuse to + verb') and check the option fills it exactly.

Trap D Over-applies a grammar rule: Learn the exceptions with the rule: long adjectives take 'most'; 'look forward to' + -ing; only auxiliaries invert in modern English.

Traps in Punctuation

Makes only part of the required change
List every change the transformation needs (pronoun, tense, time word, word order) and tick each one in the option.
Uses the wrong form of the verb or word
Identify the structure the frame demands (past perfect after 'by the time … arrived'; passive 'will be + past participle'; 'refuse to + verb') and check the option fills it exactly.
Over-applies a grammar rule
Learn the exceptions with the rule: long adjectives take 'most'; 'look forward to' + -ing; only auxiliaries invert in modern English.

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