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

Question

By autumn the barn was full of ____.

Accepted Answer

A. mice. The plural of 'mouse' is the irregular 'mice'.

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B. mouses — 'mouses' is not the standard plural.

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

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D. mouse's — 'mouse's' is a singular possessive.

Standard English Conventions practice question