Standard English ConventionsMediumPossessive plural
Standard English Conventions practice question
The two ____ coats hung side by side on the hook.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. sisters'Correct
- B. sister's
- C. sisters
- D. sisters's
Answer: A. sisters'
Two sisters, so the plural possessive.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. sister's
- Singular possessive for two people.
- C. sisters
- No possessive.
- D. sisters's
- Not the standard plural possessive.
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