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Which of the following phrases correctly uses an apostrophe and the letter s? A. children's problem B. monkeys's noise C. womans' clothing D. ladie's lingerie

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well it has to be letter a

Answer:

A.

Explanation:

Apostrophe in grammar is used mainly for contractions of noun/pronoun+verb.

For example:

  • it+is would be it's
  • I+am becomes I'm
  • I+have becomes I've.

Apostrophe is also used to reveal possession of something by someone.

For example:

  • Amy's bag- revealing that the bag belongs to Amy.
  • My dad's car- the car belongs to my dad.
  • My cat's couch- showing that the couch belongs to my cat.

When we use apostrophe is with plural noun, it might get confusing a bit, but not that difficult.

  1. The plural noun that ends with 's' do not need to to again end with s like in examples "monkeys's noise." The correct form of using apostrophe in this is monkeys' noise.
  2. The correct plural form of using apostrophe is C is woman's clothing.
  3. In C, either it will be ladies lingerie or ladies' lingerie.

The examples given in the question have use apostrophe with the plural nouns, but only A is correct. Because the correct usage of apostrophe with plural nouns is when the noun does not end with 's', then we can use +'s. So, option A i.e., children's problem is correct answer.

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