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Standard XII
English
Question

Her avaricious relatives assembled at the lawyer's office to hear the reading of Jemima's will.

Choose the option that indicates the error in the sentence.
  1. Lawyer's
  2. Avaricious
  3. The reading of
  4. Jemima's will
  5. No error

A
Lawyer's
B
Avaricious
C
The reading of
D
Jemima's will
E
No error
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The general rule of using an apostrophe is that the possessive of a singular noun is formed by adding an apostrophe and s, whether the singular noun ends in s or not. In the given sentence, the noun is singular and so, an apostrophe and s should be added.
Thus, according to the rules, the given sentence is correct. The correct option will be Option E.

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