Plural compounds: Tricky stuff!

Figuring out how to pluralize compounds isn’t easy.

In the sentences below, choose the correct plural form to complete the sentence.

Need help? Check out our writing tip “Plurals of compounds.”

1. The Placeholder for the answer could not convince their clients to settle out of court.
2. “The Placeholder for the answer from this project will be exponential,” said the CEO.
3. These days Placeholder for the answer are making it difficult to protect personal data.
4. The new recruits are real Placeholder for the answer.
5. The media has been speculating about who the Placeholder for the answer to the current leadership might be.
6. The first responders asked the Placeholder for the answer to move further back.
7. When the firefighters arrived at the scene, they saw many Placeholder for the answer.
8. Parliamentary Placeholder for the answer reflect Canada’s rich cultural and linguistic diversity.
9. She makes an effort to spend time with her Placeholder for the answer.
10. He had barely eaten two Placeholder for the answer when the bell rang for class.
  
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