Read the passage.

apostrophes

the apostrophe is a widely misused punctuation mark. in proper usage, the apostrophe indicates either a possessive case or where a letter or letters have been removed. an apostrophe is used to indicate a plural in only one special case—when there is a lowercase letter that is plural, such as in the phrase mind your p’s and q’s.

select the sentence that violates the guidelines for apostrophes.

i’ve always considered myself open to many different styles of music. however, the grunge music of the 1990’s took me a while to appreciate. now, though, i think eddie vedder’s voice is compelling. i wonder why it took me so long to understand grunge’s appeal.

However, the grunge music of the 1990’s took me a while to appreciate.

Explanation: According to the given paragraph, apostrophes are used in three cases: to indicate a possessive case (for example "Eddie Vedder's voice" and "grunge's appeal), when a letter or letters have been removed (for example "I've" because it is an abbreviation of "I have") and the third one is to indicate that a lowercase letter is plural, therefore the sentence that violates the guidelines for apostrophes is "However, the grunge music of the 1990’s took me a while to appreciate" because it should say "1990s."

well, number 1, the 1920s was not economically prosperous until the start of the lend-lease act, which employed large amounts of people in producing equipment for the allies.

b. world war ii is your answer, because wwi had already ended at 1918, and the cold war was after 1945.

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