Question

Re-write the sentence using the possessive case of the underlined noun:
The students were given a holiday which lasted a week.

• A. The students were given a holiday's week.
• B. The students were given a week holiday.
• C. The students were given a week's holiday.
• D. The students were given a weekly holiday.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The students were given a week's holiday.

The possessive case of a singular noun is formed by adding an apostrophe followed by the letter "s" at the end of the noun. In this case, the possessive form of the noun "week" is "week's". Hence the correct answer is option C.

Option A conveys a different meaning compared to the original sentence. Hence, this is not the correct answer.

Options B and D are incorrect as they do not follow the pattern mentioned above. (i.e apostrophe followed by the letter s).