Question

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

We were amazed by both of the __________ routines.









A.
gymnast's







B.
gymnasts'







C.
gymnasts

A?

Answer 1

@AloneS

Answer 2

Routines is plural. What does this say about the subjects? Is there only one gymnast, or more than 1?

Answer 3

Since the object (routines) is plural, the subject is ...?

Answer 4

it say both so more then one

Answer 5

So, gymnastS, right?

Answer 6

That eliminates choice A

Answer 7

ok

Answer 8

If the singular is "gymnast's routine", what's the plural?

Answer 9

gymnasts ?

Answer 10

gymnasts'

Remember, when you have a possessive, where a person or people own something, you always have an apostrophe.

When it's one person (called 'singular' since there's a single person), the apostrophe is BEFORE the s. When there's more than person (plural), the apostrophe is AFTER the s.