Which sentence uses correct grammar to describe the situation? three boys brought comic books to class. their teacher has taken all of the books and placed them on her desk. the boy's comic books are on the teacher's desk. the boy's comic books are on the teachers' desk. the boys' comic books are on the teacher's desk. the boys' comic books are on the teachers' desk.

The correct answer is: The boys' comic books are on the teacher's desk.

The positioning of the apostrophe in both the subject (The boys' comic books), and the object (The teacher's desk) plays an important role in indicating property of plurals and singulars.

Taking account of the three boys and only one teacher present in this context:

The apostrophe after the s in boys' implies that more that one boy is owner of the comic books. In the case of one boy owning the comic books, the correct writing would be "boy's".

The apostrophe before the s in teacher's indicates the desk belongs to one single teacher. In the case of one teacher owning the desk, the correct writing would be "teachers'".

i don't really know the circumstances. i personally think not due to it not being fair for all parties and how hated i'd become if i thought it was a good thing.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)