Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The children's playground is closed on Mondays.
Irregular plurals such as 'children' form the possessive with ''s'.
Answer: The children's playground is closed on Mondays.
Why not the others: The childrens' playground is closed on Mondays.: 'children' is already plural, so the apostrophe goes before the s. The childrens playground is closed on Mondays.: an apostrophe is needed for possession. The children playground's is closed on Mondays.: the apostrophe is on the wrong word.
Answer: The children's playground is closed on Mondays.
Why not the others: The childrens' playground is closed on Mondays.: 'children' is already plural, so the apostrophe goes before the s. The childrens playground is closed on Mondays.: an apostrophe is needed for possession. The children playground's is closed on Mondays.: the apostrophe is on the wrong word.
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