Apostrophes
Read Keys 508-512 about apostrophe rules.
Select the sentence that uses the apostrophe correctly.
The farmer's market offers the freshest honeydew melon's, watermelon's, and
cantaloupe's.
The farmer's market offers the freshest honeydew melons', watermelons', and
cantaloupes'.
The farmers market offers the freshest honeydew melons, watermelons, and
cantaloupes.
The farmers market offers the freshest honeydew melons, watermelons, and
cantaloupes.
The sentence that uses the apostrophe correctly is: "The farmers market offers the freshest honeydew melons, watermelons, and cantaloupes."
To determine which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly, we need to understand the rules for using apostrophes.
Apostrophes are primarily used to indicate possession or to form contractions. In this case, we are looking for correct use of possession.
The correct sentence is: "The farmers market offers the freshest honeydew melons, watermelons, and cantaloupes."
Explanation: In this sentence, there is no apostrophe used. The word "farmers" is a plural noun indicating that there is more than one farmer. The word "market" is not possessing anything, so there is no need for an apostrophe. The words "honeydew melons," "watermelons," and "cantaloupes" are plural and do not need an apostrophe to indicate possession.
The other two sentences use the apostrophe incorrectly. In both of those sentences, the apostrophe is used to indicate possession, but it is placed incorrectly.