Standard English ConventionsHardApostrophe in a plural possessive not ending in s
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ____ changing room was moved to the ground floor after the lift broke down.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. children'sCorrect
- B. childrens'
- C. childrens
- D. children
Answer: A. children's
'Children' is already plural, so its possessive adds 's: children's.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. childrens'
- 'Childrens'' treats 'childrens' as a plural, which it isn't.
- C. childrens
- 'Childrens' is not a word.
- D. children
- 'Children changing room' shows no possession.
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