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Paralegal

Category - Communication

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Which of the following possessives is NOT correct?
  1. John’s car
  2. The Jones’ car.
  3. An ambassador’s car.
  4. None of the above.
  5. The rule in Shelley’s case.
  6. He reviewed the ACP’s resume.
  7. He repaired his mother’s-in-law car.
  8. Ten days’ time.
  9. The judges’s library.
  10. The children’s books.
  11. Wanda and Henry’s home.
  12. The fathers-in-law’s perspective.
  13. The ACPs’s certificates.
Explanation
Answer: C - The ACPs’s certificates. Answer C is not correct because it is a plural word (in this case, the plural of an acronym) that is made possessive by adding an apostrophe and an “s” at the end. When the word is plural, the possessive is formed by an apostrophe and an “s” at the end, except if the word ends in “s” or and “s” sound. In that case, only the apostrophe is added. Thus, the possessive of “ACPs” is “ACPs’.” When the plural form is created by two proper nouns connected by “and” (see Answer A), and the second proper noun does not end in “s,” the possessive is formed by adding an apostrophe and an “s” at the end (Answer A). For a plural such as “fathers-in-law,” the possessive is formed by adding an apostrophe and an “s” at the end (Answer B).
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