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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Where's the apostrophe?
In 1990 I took the ACT several times. The final test that I took was definitely more difficult than the others. One question in the English section has bothered be since. As I recall, the sentence was:
"The only sound that could be heard was the clip-clop of horses hooves."
The question was: "Where does the apostrophe belong on the word horses?":
A. horse's
B. horses'
My recollection was that there were no other clues in the context to determine the number of horses. Given no other clues, I took a somewhat random guess. I later discussed this with someone who (jokingly) replied that it must have been one horse or the sound would have been "clippety-clap".
Any thoughts?
"The only sound that could be heard was the clip-clop of horses hooves."
The question was: "Where does the apostrophe belong on the word horses?":
A. horse's
B. horses'
My recollection was that there were no other clues in the context to determine the number of horses. Given no other clues, I took a somewhat random guess. I later discussed this with someone who (jokingly) replied that it must have been one horse or the sound would have been "clippety-clap".
Any thoughts?
Top answer
Choose B. If there were only one horse, it should be 'a horse's hooves'.
- Choose B.
- If there were only one horse, it should be 'a horse's hooves'.
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Choose B. If there were only one horse, it should be 'a horse's hooves'.
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