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Review: Identifying Punctuation Errors, Answer 6.1

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Question:
My sister’s skin used to be as smooth as a childs.
Answer:
The answer correct is not correct.
Explanation:
You should punctuate the sentence as follows:
Answer:
My sister’s skin used to be as smooth as a child’s.
The second apostrophe indicates that the noun child’s is possessive.


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