Standard English ConventionsMediumApostrophe in a singular possessive
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ____ log records every vessel that enters the harbour.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. harbourmaster'sCorrect
- B. harbourmasters
- C. harbourmasters'
- D. harbourmaster
Answer: A. harbourmaster's
One harbourmaster's log: 'harbourmaster's'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. harbourmasters
- 'Harbourmasters log' shows no possession.
- C. harbourmasters'
- 'Harbourmasters'' is plural possessive; one is meant.
- D. harbourmaster
- No possessive.
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