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Back-to-School Review of Apostrophes

Back-to-School Review of Apostrophes 150 150 Deborah

Overview: Apostrophes are used to form contractions and possessives.  They  denote missing letters in contractions, and who possesses the object in possessives.  Many possessives have homonyms, so it is important…

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Recognizing Nonstandard English Usage on Tests

Recognizing Nonstandard English Usage on Tests 160 128 School Tutoring

Overview:  What Is Nonstandard English? Nonstandard English usage encompasses topics such as  double negatives, nonstandard use of contractions, less acceptable phrases, and commonly confused words.  These are all traps for…

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