Question

where should an apostrophe be inserted in this sentence? select the best answer.

several racers dreams of winning todays competition did not change.

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several racers dreams of winning todays competition did not change.

Explanation:

🆕 New Concept Discovered: Possessive Apostrophes with Plural Nouns
Showing ownership for groups ending in s

Step 1: Identify the word showing ownership

In the sentence:
"Several racers dreams of winning today's competition did not change."

We need to find who owns the "dreams." The dreams belong to the "several racers."

Step 2: Determine if the owner is singular or plural

The word "several" tells us there is more than one racer. Therefore, "racers" is a plural noun ending in -s.

Step 3: Apply the plural possessive rule

To show possession for a plural noun that already ends in -s, we simply add an apostrophe at the very end of the word after the s (i.e., racers').

• Singular possessive: racer's (belonging to one racer)
• Plural possessive: racers' (belonging to multiple racers)

Since there are "several" racers, the apostrophe must go after the s in racers.

Answer:

The apostrophe should be inserted after the s in racers (making it racers').

Corrected Sentence:
"Several racers' dreams of winning today's competition did not change."