Standard English ConventionsHardPossessive of 'someone else'
Standard English Conventions practice question
Someone ____ car is blocking the entrance to the car park.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. else'sCorrect
- B. elses
- C. else
- D. elses'
Answer: A. else's
The car belongs to someone else, so the possessive is formed on the whole phrase: 'someone else's'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. elses
- 'elses' has no apostrophe, so it shows no possession.
- C. else
- 'someone else car' lacks the possessive ending.
- D. elses'
- 'elses'' is not a standard form.
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