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Category - Writing

Choose the answer which best rewords the underlined portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

It is important to greet each other, and inquire about each others situation before other matters are discussed.
  1. greet each other, and inquire about each others situation
  2. greet each other and inquire about each others situation
  3. greet each other and inquire about each other’s situation
Explanation
Answer: C - The best choice is “greet each other and inquire about each other’s situation”

The sentence is not a compound sentence, meaning it does not have at least two independent clauses. Therefore, the clauses do not need to be separate by a comma. The correct possessive form of the singular noun “other” is “other's.”
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