Another weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the federal governments inability to tax; the Constitution fixed this weakness.
My teacher marked this sentence as having an egregious error, its either...
A- Incorrect use of capitalization
B- Used an apostrophe incorrectly
C- Incorrectly punctuated a compound sentence
D- Wrote a sentence fragment
I'm thinking its A or B can you tell me which error it is and where in the sentence its located please.
2006-12-06 14:40:28 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
One mistake that I can spot is "B-used an apostrophe incorrectly". You used the word "governments" posessively so there should be an apostrophe before the s, like "government's inability". Otherwise, it's plural for government, like "many governments".
By the way, some answerers are wrong: there is nothing wrong with your use of the semi-colon. It doesn't have to be two separate sentences.
2006-12-06 14:46:56 · answer #1 · answered by remyd212 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see A and D.
It should have read ;
Another weakness of the Articles of Confederation the Constitution fixed was the Federal Governments inability to tax.
2006-12-06 14:47:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is B
Another weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the federal government's inability to tax; the Constitution fixed this weakness.
2006-12-06 14:44:47 · answer #3 · answered by amhbas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is C. Sorry noone agrees with me.
1, its not A, there is no incorrect caps
2, it can't be B, there is no apostrophe is the sentence
3, it can't be D, those are 2 full sentences so its not a fragment.
The answer is C because it the punctuation between the sentences is what is wrong.
2006-12-06 15:11:01 · answer #4 · answered by amor1954 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have two sentences so you need a period after tax. Plus you need an apostrophe in government's.
2006-12-06 14:43:49 · answer #5 · answered by Mada 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-23 02:36:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's B. You need an apostrophe after governments, because it is showing posession.
2006-12-06 14:46:35 · answer #7 · answered by stephygirl4ever 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
b you need an apostrophe in governments an apostrophe between the t and the s governments in this case is possesive not plural
2006-12-06 14:45:12 · answer #8 · answered by judenstaat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say it's B.
I'ts supposed to be governmen'ts inability....
an apostrophe was ommited.
2006-12-06 14:45:39 · answer #9 · answered by don m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B, you should have used a comma an NC sentance pattern
2006-12-06 14:44:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋