Standard English ConventionsMediumApostrophe in a plural possessive not ending in -s
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ____ footprints cross the bank every morning before the walkers arrive.
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; its possessive is 'children's'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. childrens'
- 'Childrens'' treats 'childrens' as a plural.
- C. childrens
- Not a form.
- D. children
- No possessive.
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