Explanation for Question 36 From the Writing Section on the 2017 May Sat
Question 36 asks us to choose the correct version of the underlines phrase. 2 We have a lot of apostrophe, so we wanted to determine if we should 3 be using one and if we should, where we should be using it. 4 Um, just a little quick lesson about apostrophe is essentially if our 5 verb, if our non ends with an S we put an apostrophe after the 6 S if it doesn't end with an S we put an apostrophe before or 7 right after the word, and then autonomous, um, 8 that's the same thing for singular and plural now. 9 So basically how we have that are POS free can help us determine if 10 we're now in a singular or plural, for example, 11 in this case here, where it's underlined, we have an apostrophe after the S, 12 which means that the verb is plants, 13 plural. Um, in contrast to that, 14 in this case for , 15 we have an apostrophe and then S which means that the word in question 16 or the noun is plant singular. 17 So, um, if we are saying the sentence goes, 18 as it cools the silica lining forms of glass walls, 19 cavity, that may look like a plant's root system. 20 So we're saying a, that means it's just one plant. 21 So our noun has to be singular, 22 which right off the bat causes out a, because we had determined it was 23 plural. Um, B we said it was singular. 24 So we'll keep that one for now. See, 25 it's the same word as above. So we're going to keep it for now. 26 And then do you plan root systems here? 27 We don't even have an apostrophe for plans and that's fine. 28 Um, may...