Jay and Jaylene have four brothers.
All four have a poor work ethic.
Therefore, Jay and Jaylene _________
pleased with any of their work habits.
are'nt brother's
aren't brothers'
aren't brother's
are'nt brothers'
There is no such word as are'nt, so numbers one and four are out.
Is there one brother or more than one? Will you use the singular possessive form or the plural possessive?
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I am not an English prof but I don't think any of the answers will fit in the one blank provided.
What?? im confused, is there another Kallie cuz i didn't post this?
To answer this question, it seems that none of the given options would fit in the blank correctly. The correct answer would be: Jay and Jaylene aren't pleased with any of their brothers' work habits.
Here's how to break down the sentence:
"Jay and Jaylene" refers to two people, so we use the plural form "aren't" to match the subject.
"aren't" is the contracted form of "are not."
"pleased" is the verb and stays the same.
"any of their brothers'" is used to indicate that both Jay and Jaylene have multiple brothers and are not pleased with any of their work habits. We use the plural possessive form "brothers'" to show that it is the work habits of all the brothers in general.
So, the correct complete sentence would be: Jay and Jaylene aren't pleased with any of their brothers' work habits.