Standard English ConventionsMediumApostrophe in a possessive of a plural not ending in s
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ____ waiting room was repainted in a colour chosen by the patients themselves.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. women'sCorrect
- B. womens'
- C. womens
- D. women
Answer: A. women's
'Women' is already plural, so its possessive adds 's.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. womens'
- 'Womens'' treats 'womens' as a plural.
- C. womens
- 'Womens' is not a word.
- D. women
- No possessive.
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