Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Question

The ____ were asked to line up by height before the photograph.

Accepted Answer

A. children. The plural of 'child' is the irregular 'children'.

Answer

B. childs — 'childs' is not a word.

Answer

C. childrens — 'childrens' adds an unnecessary -s to a word that is already plural.

Answer

D. children's — 'children's' is possessive; nothing is possessed here.

Standard English Conventions practice question