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what is the correct possessive form of the bold words if they are showing joint ownership?
formed, in part, from the rio grande, the united states and mexicos border stretches 1,900 miles long.
a)united states' and mexico's
b)united states and mexico's
c)united states's and mexico's
d)united state's and mexico's

B.

Explanation:

When you describe a plural noun's possession, you add ' after the plural noun, e.g. my grandparents' house, BUT when the nouns are showing joint possession, only the second noun has to be possessive, e.g. United States and Mexico's border.

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active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.

b.science

explanation: