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The kids rooms were smelly because they hadn't been cleaned in weeks. A. The kids’ rooms were smelly because they hadn't been cleaned in weeks. B. The kid’s rooms were smelly because they hadn't been cleaned in weeks. C. The kid’s room’s were smelly because they hadn't been cleaned in weeks. D. The sentence is already correct.

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Final answer:

The correct option is A, as it uses the plural possessive form 'kids’' to show ownership of the rooms by multiple kids.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct sentence should denote that the rooms belong to multiple kids, indicating a need for the plural possessive form 'kids’.' Therefore, the correct sentence is:

A. The kids’ rooms were smelly because they hadn't been cleaned in weeks.

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Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Since there's both multiple kids and the word is posseive, the apostrophe comes after the word, hence kids'.

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