Deck 3: Nouns: Plurals and Possessives

Question 1

Three ____ applied for the vice president of operations position.

A) MBAs
B) MBA's
C) MBAes

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Your travel reimbursement form must include your ____ signature.

A) boss'es
B) bosses
C) boss's

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The ____ website was recently updated to be more mobile friendly.

A) companies
B) companies'
C) company's

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which sentence is correct?

A) ​Following the stock market crash, investors struggled with the ins and outs of successful investment.
B) ​Following the stock market crash, investor's struggled with the ins and outs of successful investment.
C) ​Following the stock market crash, investor's struggled with the in's and out's of successful investment.

Question 5

The government's new environmental regulations required all heating and air conditioning manufacturers to sign _____ guaranteeing improved air quality.

A) contractes
B) contract's
C) ​contracts

Question 6

To prepare the budget, Shondra submitted figures for both ____ of the year.

A) halfs
B) halves
C) halfes

Question 7

Several ____ attended the seminar on the impact of new tax regulations on small businesses.

A) CPAs
B) CPA's
C) ​CPAs'

Question 8

Job applicants who are updating their _____ should ensure that their résumés include concrete expressions and quantifiable data.

A) portfolioes
B) portfolios
C) ​portfolia

Question 9

Two of her ____ are opening a small consulting firm.

A) brother-in-laws
B) brothers-in-law
C) brothers-in-laws

Question 10

Which sentence expresses plural nouns correctly?

A) Most firmes use network firewalls to protect against computer virus's.
B) ​Many business's require that employees update their passwords every six month's.
C) The Grubers had three children who earned college degrees.

Question 11

She received all ____ on her report card.

A) As
B) A's

Question 12

​Which sentence expresses proper and common nouns correctly?

A) ​Aimee downloaded TurboTax onto her new Apple Computer.
B) ​This year's marketing conference will be held in March at the Ritz-Carlton in Atlanta.
C) ​Casey will speak with his Professor on Friday about his Internship.

Question 13

The _____ enjoyed several weeks of backpacking and bicycling throughout Europe.

A) Wilsons
B) Wilsones
C) Wilson's

Question 14

Which of the following is correct?​

A) The litigation was initiated by two attorneys specializing in criminal law.
B) ​You will need sharp knives to peel and cut those fresh potatos.
C) Many people hold different believes about the future of our country.

Question 15

We will solicit several ____ bids for the proposed remodeling of the corporate training facility.

A) contractors
B) contractor's
C) contractors'

Question 16

Which of the following is correct?

A) ​We faced major delays because of the numerous vallies in the mountains.
B) ​Many companys look for the following qualities in employees: reliability, punctuality, and enthusiasm.
C) ​Representatives of the two cities met to discuss the new laws affecting their local economies.

Question 17

Many Internet companies were launched in the early ____.

A) 2000s
B) 2000's
C) ​2000s'

Question 18

Several executive ____ were hired to help staff members improve their communication skills.

A) coaches
B) coachs
C) ​coach's

Question 19

_____ nouns form the plural by changing the spelling of the word.

A) Regular
B) Irregular
C) ​Common
D) ​Proper

Question 20

Possessive nouns can show all​ of the following except ______.

A) origin
B) active voice
C) ​ownership
D) ​authorship

Question 21

Juanita supervises the ____ team in our Pittsburgh office.

A) sale's
B) sales'
C) sales

Question 22

The noun economics ____.

A) is usually singular
B) is usually plural
C) may be singular or plural

Question 23

After suffering financial ______ in the past decade, the economies of most countries began to improve.

A) crisis
B) crisis's
C) crises

Question 24

After graduating from high school, the ____ daughter enrolled in a nearby community college.

A) Morrises
B) Morrises'
C) Morris's

Question 25

Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?

A) ​The Bushes' new SUV includes enough storage for the kids' toys and both parents' golf clubs.
B) ​The Bush'es new SUV includes enough storage for the kids toys and both parent's golf clubs.
C) ​The Bushes new SUV includes enough storage for the kids' toys and both parents' golf clubs.

Question 26

All staff members must attend one ____ training on diversity and inclusion.

A) day's
B) days'
C) days

Question 27

____ earnings this quarter exceeded the expectations of many stockholders.

A) IBMs
B) IBM's
C) IBMs'

Question 28

Each ____ password must be changed every six months to ensure security.

A) user's
B) users'
C) users

Question 29

The college will send thank-you letters to all the contributing ____ of the reunion.

A) alumni
B) alumnus
C) ​alumnuses

Question 30

You forgot to type both ____ with your in-text citation.

A) parenthesis
B) parentheses
C) ​parenthesi

Question 31

The ____ office receives many inquiries daily from concerned citizens.

A) attorney general's
B) attorney generals
C) attorney's generals'

Question 32

Bethany ____ application was received on May 1.

A) Hernandez
B) Hernandez's
C) Hernandezes'

Question 33

Both our ____ products are gaining sales against our line.

A) competitors
B) competitor's
C) competitors'

Question 34

____ was to accept the offer.

A) My boss's attorney's advice
B) The advice of my boss's attorney
C) ​My boss' attorney's advice

Question 35

The noun pliers ____.

A) is usually singular
B) is usually plural
C) may be singular or plural

Question 36

The ____ Marine Corps is recruiting new enlistees.

A) United State's
B) United States'
C) United States

Question 37

The ____ testimony helped the jury make its decision.

A) witnesses
B) witness's
C) witnesses'

Question 38

If you have questions about your employee benefits, contact our ____ Department.

A) Human Resource's
B) Human Resources
C) ​Human Resources'

Question 39

Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?​

A) ​A companies' financial data must be presented to all shareholders in the stockholders' annual report.
B) ​A company's financial data must be presented to all shareholders in the stockholders' annual report.
C) ​A companys financial data must be presented to all shareholders' in the stockholders annual report.

Question 40

The ____ lounge was remodeled with ergonomic chairs.

A) employees
B) employee's
C) employees'

Question 41

Which sentence is expressed correctly?

A) The corporation's tax situation looks very positive.
B) Taxwise, the corporation looks very positive.
C) The corporation looks very positive taxwise.

Question 42

____ signatures were needed on the loan documents.

A) Matt and Maggie's
B) Matt's and Maggie's
C) Matts' and Maggies'

Question 43

The company observes ____ Day as a paid holiday.

A) Veterans'
B) Veteran's
C) Veterans

Question 44

All of the following sentences use plurals or possessives correctly except _____

A) ​This restaurant's patrons are more loyal than that restaurant.
B) ​Employees receive three weeks' vacation after working for five years at the company.
C) ​As markets crumbled and careers disappeared, the federal government implemented several stimuli to improve the job outlook and help suffering industries.
D) ​Erin and Darryl's wedding was held at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.

Question 45

Every morning Mike rides his ____ bicycle for ten miles.

A) stationery
B) stationary
C) ​stationairy

Question 46

Which sentence is expressed correctly?

A) Our itinerary includes a visit to Martha's Vineyard and Harpers Ferry.
B) Our itinerary includes a visit to Marthas Vineyard and Harpers Ferry.
C) ​Our itinerary includes a visit to Marthas Vineyard and Harper's Ferry.

Question 47

Derek could only afford to put ten ____ worth of gas into his car.

A) dollar
B) dollars'
C) dollar's

Question 48

Our department will meet at ____ after the meeting.

A) Karens
B) Karens'
C) Karen's

Question 49

Belinda earned her____ degree in meteorology from the University of Northern Iowa.

A) bachelor
B) bachelor's
C) bachelors'

Question 50

____ new menu now includes many low-calorie and low-fat options.

A) McDonald's
B) McDonald's'
C) ​McDonalds'