Standard English ConventionsEasyPossessive of an irregular plural
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ____ coats were hung on the pegs.
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; add 's for the possessive.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. childrens'
- "childrens" is not a word, so it cannot take an apostrophe.
- C. childrens
- Not a word.
- D. children
- No possessive.
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