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Next CSE-PPT: 14 March 2027

Which sentence correctly writes a decade?

Correct answer: C. Computers became common in offices in the 1990s.

Decades are plurals, not possessives, so standard usage writes them without an apostrophe: the 1990s. An apostrophe before the number may show omitted digits: the '90s.

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Answer and explanation

The correct answer is C. Computers became common in offices in the 1990s.

Decades are plurals, not possessives, so standard usage writes them without an apostrophe: the 1990s. An apostrophe before the number may show omitted digits: the '90s.

Topic: Punctuation and Capitalisation MCQs · Subject: Verbal Ability (English)