Standard English ConventionsMediumApostrophe in a singular possessive ending in s
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ____ speech, delivered without notes, drew the loudest applause of the evening.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. chairman'sCorrect
- B. chairmans'
- C. chairmans
- D. chairman
Answer: A. chairman's
One chairman owns the speech: 'chairman's'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. chairmans'
- 'Chairmans'' would be a plural possessive of a word whose plural is 'chairmen'.
- C. chairmans
- 'Chairmans' is neither a plural nor a possessive.
- D. chairman
- 'Chairman speech' shows no possession.
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