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Hich is the correct possessive form of the compound noun mother-in-law needed to complete the sentence? My _____ birthday is in May.

A)mother’s-in-law

B)mother-in-laws

C)mother-in-laws'

D)mother-in-law’s

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The answer IS c, it just makes common sense why it would be c.
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Answer:

D: mother-in-law's

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct possessive form of the compound noun mother-in-law to complete the sentence is made by adding an apostrophe and an "s" to it: mother-in-law's. Only the last word is used to show possession when it is a singular compound word. In the case of plural, as in C, only the apostrophe is added to the "s" of the last word.

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