More Apostrophe Issues

The current issue of 280 Living features an article about Shelby County students honored recently for their art work. It is a good article, but unfortunately, it contains three apostrophe problems in three paragraphs. That's a bit much in Grammar Glitches!

Here is the sentence from the first paragraph:

NF received additional honors by being selected for one of the 12 coveted spots for the next years St. Vincent's Foundation calendar.

Whoops! The St. Vincent's Foundation calendar BELONGS to next year, so there should be an apostrophe to indicate this. The sentence should read as follows:

NF received additional honors by being selected for one of the 12 coveted spots in next year's St. Vincent's Foundation calendar.



Here is the sentence from the second paragraph:

Additionally, the student's teachers received a cash award to be used during the year.

If you read the entire article, it is clear that two students received art awards, and this sentence is supposed to refer to both of them. It is also clear that one teacher entered the work of both students. BONUS POINT: I may be old-fashioned, but I still prefer IN ADDITION to ADDITIONALLY. I think this sentence should read as follows:

In addition, the students' (MORE THAN ONE) teacher (ONLY ONE) received a cash award to be used during the year.



The "whoops" sentence in the third paragraph involves a problem that occurs when things belong to TWO SEPARATE people.

DS, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments at the Linda Nolen Learning Center, was the vision teacher that entered the show with NF and EG's art work.

NF and EG both created art work, but they did NOT work together on one piece. Therefore, each of their names should have an apostrophe and an "s" at the end. BONUS POINT: Remember that I also suggest using WHO rather than THAT when referring to people. This sentence should read as follows:

DS, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments at the Linda Nolen Learning Center, was the vision teacher who entered the show with NF's and EG's art work.


In spite of the Grammar Glitches, I'd like to congratulate these students and also put in a good word for the Liz Moore Low Vision Center at St. Vincent's East, which does an outstanding job. Visit their website at
http://e-videoads.com/MCE/serv_vision_htm