Standard English ConventionsMediumApostrophe in a singular possessive
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ____ polytunnel was flattened by the March gale.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. grower'sCorrect
- B. growers
- C. growers'
- D. grower
Answer: A. grower's
One grower's polytunnel.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. growers
- No possessive.
- C. growers'
- Plural possessive; one is meant.
- D. grower
- No possessive.
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