Natalie Chap 12 Ex. 8

a. They're my brothers' keepers.
In this sentence their/they're and brothers'/brother's sound the same spoken but the apostrophes clarify the meaning in the written sentence.

b. He said, "He will take the garbage out."
The quotation marks in this sentence make the meaning clear. "He said he will take the garbage out" and "He will take the garbage out." he said. In the first sentence it is as if the garbage was not taken out and 'he' said he would do it. The second one suggests that 'he' is going to do it-

c. The red book was read.
Red and read sound the same when spoken but in this case the spelling clarifies which is the color and which is the act.

d. The flower was on the table.
Flower and flour sound the same when spoken but the spelling of flower in this written sentence clarifies what the sentence is referring to.