Question
hich sentence uses an apostrophe correctly in a plural possessive noun? Select the two correct answers. (1 point)
• The basketball players' lockers will be cleaned out on Friday.
• Ellen is a member of three book clubs' and has been for over a year.
• The United States' national anthem is "The Star-Spangled Banner."
• All of the photograph's frames are made from the same type of wood.
• The brother's birthdays are both in the month of September
• The basketball players' lockers will be cleaned out on Friday.
• Ellen is a member of three book clubs' and has been for over a year.
• The United States' national anthem is "The Star-Spangled Banner."
• All of the photograph's frames are made from the same type of wood.
• The brother's birthdays are both in the month of September
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The two sentences that use an apostrophe correctly in a plural possessive noun are:
1. **The basketball players' lockers will be cleaned out on Friday.** (This indicates that the lockers belong to multiple basketball players.)
2. **The United States' national anthem is "The Star-Spangled Banner."** (This indicates that the national anthem belongs to the United States, which is treated as a collective, singular noun.)
The other options do not correctly use apostrophes for plural possessives.
1. **The basketball players' lockers will be cleaned out on Friday.** (This indicates that the lockers belong to multiple basketball players.)
2. **The United States' national anthem is "The Star-Spangled Banner."** (This indicates that the national anthem belongs to the United States, which is treated as a collective, singular noun.)
The other options do not correctly use apostrophes for plural possessives.