Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable possessive form of the noun in the bracket:
The ________ yokes were made of mango wood, which was locally available.
(oxen)

• A. ox's
• B. oxen's
• C. oxes
• D. oxens'

Answer 1

The correct option is B oxen's

The possessive form of a plural noun which does not end in "s" is formed by suffixing apostrophe followed by the letter "s" to the noun.

Here, the noun oxen is plural, which does not end in "s". Hence, its possessive case is: oxen's. Option B is the correct answer.

Option A is incorrect as the plural word-oxen has to be used in its possessive case form. Here the singular word ox has been used.

Option C is incorrect as the plural word -oxen has to be used along with an apostrophe and s. Here the word has been changed to-oxes, which is incorrect.

Option D is incorrect because the apostrophe has to immediately follow the word- oxen. Also, after the apostrophe, the letter s should follow. Here, the apostrophe is wrongly placed at the end of the word.