English Question about apostrophes?

Question: 1.) Three ______ have offices in a building. a.)CPAs b.)CPS's c.)CPA's d.)CPAS
2.) The _______ gave their names and addresses to that _____ secretary. a.) witnesses,attorneys' b.) witnesses', attorneys c.) witnesses, attorney's d.) witness's, attorney's e.) witness's,attorneys'

Answer:
#1 is "a" - "CPAs" is the plural of CPA
"Three" implies the noun must be plural. And it's not a possessive form, so all the "xxx's" forms are wrong. And the plural of CPA is, "CPAs" not "CPAS"

#2 is "c" (witnesses, attorney's)
Again, the usage for the first part implies a plural noun - so "witnesses". The second part implies a possessive - this is the secretary "belonging to" someone. So it's either "attorney's" or "attorneys'"... but the use of "that" means it's singular, so it would have to be "attorney's".

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1. C
2. C

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1. a.
2. c.

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c,c

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both are c

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abcdefghijklmn oh wait why don't you do your own schoolwork then you would understand how it fits.

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a and c.

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