Standard English ConventionsMediumPlural noun with no apostrophe
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ____ arrived an hour before the ceremony began.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. guestsCorrect
- B. guest's
- C. guests'
- D. guests's
Answer: A. guests
More than one guest arrived — a plain plural, which takes no apostrophe.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. guest's
- 'guest's' is a singular possessive: something belonging to one guest. Nothing is possessed here.
- C. guests'
- 'guests'' is a plural possessive: something belonging to the guests. The sentence needs the plural itself.
- D. guests's
- 'guests's' is not a standard form.
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