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Select the suitable option:
The daughter of Charles would be called ______.
  1. Charles's daughter
  2. Charles' daughter
  3. Charles daughter's
  4. Charles daughters`

A
Charles daughters`
B
Charles's daughter
C
Charles' daughter
D
Charles daughter's
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Apostrophe is used before 's' to indicate possession of singular subject. Apostrophe is used after 's' to indicate possession of plural subject that end in 's' (E.g., cats - cats'). Here, the subject 'Charles' is singular. However, there are two ways in which possession is indicated for nouns ending in 's': adding an apostrophe at the end alone and adding 's at the end of the noun. Therefore, the correct options are: Charles' daughter as well as Charles's daughter. You may think only one of them is right, however, both are acceptable in modern-day English, but the apostrophe after the 's' is more commonly used in case of plural nouns.

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