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

1 answer

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.