Can someone please help confirm my answers are correct? Thanks
1. After a ________ consideration, I’ve decided to use my ________ savings.
A. weeks’/lives
B. week’s/life’s
C. weeks’/live’s
D. week’s/lifes’
I think it's B.
2. Several ________ ________ were missing the required documentation for the research presented.
A. students/essays
B. student’s/essay’s
C. students’/essays
D. students/essay’s
I think it's C
3. My father-in-law’s retirement party, which was held at ________ and ________ house, was actually more enjoyable than I thought it would be.
A. Cecil/Deborah
B. Cecil/Deborahs’
C. Cecil’s/Deborah’s
D. Cecil/Deborah’s
I think it's C.
1. yes
2. yes
3. no, not unless the party was held at more than one house!
Oh I see, so D then for #3?
Thanks!
Yes, 3 is D because they own the house together!
Thank you!
1. To determine the correct answer, let's break down the sentence:
"After a ________ consideration, I’ve decided to use my ________ savings."
The first blank requires a possessive form of "weeks." Since we are talking about a single week, we use the singular possessive form "week's."
The second blank requires a possessive form of "life." Again, since we are talking about a single life, we use the singular possessive form "life's."
Now let's look at the options:
A. weeks’/lives
B. week’s/life’s
C. weeks’/live’s
D. week’s/lifes’
A and C are incorrect because the first blank requires the singular possessive form "week's."
D is incorrect because the second blank requires the singular possessive form "life's."
Therefore, the correct answer is B. "week's/life's."
2. Let's analyze the sentence:
"Several ________ ________ were missing the required documentation for the research presented."
The first blank requires a plural form of "student." Since there are multiple students, we use the plural form "students."
The second blank requires a plural form of "essay." Since multiple essays were missing the required documentation, we use the plural form "essays."
Now let's look at the options:
A. students/essays
B. student’s/essay’s
C. students’/essays
D. students/essay’s
A and D are incorrect because they do not use the correct plural form of either "student" or "essay."
B is incorrect because it uses the singular possessive form "student's" instead of the plural "students'."
Therefore, the correct answer is C. "students'/essays."
3. Let's break down the sentence:
"My father-in-law’s retirement party, which was held at ________ and ________ house, was actually more enjoyable than I thought it would be."
The first blank requires the possessive form of "Cecil." Since we are talking about someone's house, we use the possessive form "Cecil's."
The second blank requires the possessive form of "Deborah." Again, we use the possessive form "Deborah's."
Now let's look at the options:
A. Cecil/Deborah
B. Cecil/Deborahs’
C. Cecil’s/Deborah’s
D. Cecil/Deborah’s
A and B are incorrect because they do not use the correct possessive form of either "Cecil" or "Deborah."
D is incorrect because it uses "Deborah's" instead of the correct possessive form "Deborah's."
Therefore, the correct answer is C. "Cecil's/Deborah's."
Based on these explanations, your answers are correct: B, C, C.