Which sentence correctly indicates the plural possessive?

Which sentence correctly indicates the plural possessive?

• A. The dog bones are missing.
• B. The dogs' bone is missing.
• C. The dogs' bones are missing.
• D. The dog bones is missing.

Answer: (D)

This question tests how to form a plural possessive and keep the verb in agreement with a plural subject. To show that something belongs to more than one dog, place the apostrophe after the s in dogs: dogs'. Since bones is plural, the verb must be are, not is. The clear, correct form is The dogs' bones are missing. The other phrasing misuses possessive form or mismatches number: dog bones lacks any possessive marker and uses a plural noun with a singular verb, which is inconsistent. Dogs' bone is missing uses the plural possessive correctly but refers to a single bone, which isn’t the straightforward fit when talking about multiple bones. And dog bones is missing doesn’t show possession at all.

This question tests how to form a plural possessive and keep the verb in agreement with a plural subject. To show that something belongs to more than one dog, place the apostrophe after the s in dogs: dogs'. Since bones is plural, the verb must be are, not is. The clear, correct form is The dogs' bones are missing.

The other phrasing misuses possessive form or mismatches number: dog bones lacks any possessive marker and uses a plural noun with a singular verb, which is inconsistent. Dogs' bone is missing uses the plural possessive correctly but refers to a single bone, which isn’t the straightforward fit when talking about multiple bones. And dog bones is missing doesn’t show possession at all.