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Common Errors Workbook |
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Punctuation and mechanics |
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35. Possessive forms of personal pronouns never take the apostrophe |
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For each of the following questions determine where the limiting modifier (indicated in brackets) should be placed.
Linguists insist that no human language is "primitive," even if it does not exist in a written form. __1__ [only] A language __A__ that __B__ is __C__ spoken may still be as complex as a language with a rich written history. __2__ [nearly] Some of the world's languages __D__ are __E__ extinct __F__ because their population of speakers is decreasing. __3__ [desperately] Linguists are __G__ trying to __H__ record the speakers of these languages __I__ before they disappear entirely.
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