Title: Default for Exercise 9 – Possessives
Course: Applied English for Science and Technology

Q: Choose the correct possessive form in the sentences below.

- According the Department of Energy, if we were to set up an area of solar cells equal to 0.25 the area currently covered by our roads, these cells could supply our entire [...] electrical needs.

- With a rear-facing child seat, the top of the seat and the [...] head will be in the deployment zone of the air bag.

- When you receive my [...] memo requesting your participation, please respond to her that your job description, as written, will not allow you to perform that type of work.

- This section explains the function of each technique and describes [...] advantages and disadvantages.

- Since 1981, when the air traffic [...] strike occurred, the number of controllers decreased from 16,200 to 14,300 [Krasner, 1997].
A: nation's; infant's; boss's; its; controllers'
Gap 1 offers: nations; nation's; nations'
Gap 2 offers: infants; infant's; infants'
Gap 3 offers: boss; bosses; boss's; boss'; bosses'
Gap 4 offers: its; it's; its'
Gap 5 offers: controller's; controllers'