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Category - Writing

There is an error in the underlined portion of the passage below. Choose the option that best corrects this error.

In spite of many setbacks, the boy’s basketball team was able to acquire the basketball championship for three consecutive seasons.
  1. the boys’ basketball team
  2. the boys basketball team
  3. the boys’s basketball team
  4. the boy basketball team
  5. the boy’s basketball’s team
Explanation
Answer: A - In spite of many setbacks, the boys’ basketball team was able to acquire the basketball championship for three consecutive seasons. Given that “boys” is plural, the plural possessive form of this word is needed. To make “boys” possessive, an ‘ (apostrophe) must be added.
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