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Old 01-Aug-2006, 12:23
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Hi...There is a confusion, I guess. I agree that there are mistakes. But the essay is written by the TestMagic staff as models for TestMagic TOEFL students. That is what given at http://www.testmagic.com/test/
PS: I am sorry to discuss about TestMagic, which is not the scope of this forum. However I am looking forward to hearing the expert's answer to my question on apostrophe.
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There are various replies above which explain why the use of the apostrophe is incorrect in this example.
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Old 01-Aug-2006, 18:00
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Default Re: why the apostrophe is used here

In your last post you said ---- " discuss about " you can`t say this , you can say talk about or discuss
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In your last post you said ---- " discuss about " you can`t say this , you can say talk about or discuss
Hi Tom Slocombe:

Thanks for the comment. However I would like to know what others say about this, so I have started a new thread. Please give your reasons there, so the learners like me will be able to understand it better.

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Hi...There is a confusion, I guess. I agree that there are mistakes. But the essay is written by the TestMagic staff as models for TestMagic TOEFL students.
You know that there are mistakes in the essay. So the apostrophe has to be another mistake. They claim that the essays are written by staff members as models for students, but they still contain mistakes.
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