The soldiers’ rifles were stacked in the army’s storeroom prior to their departure.

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The soldier’s rifles were stacked in the army’s storeroom prior to their departure.

The soldiers’ rifles were stacked in the army’s storeroom prior to their departure.

The soldiers’ rifles were stacked in the armys storeroom prior to their departure.

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answer is B.

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Nouns are singular when they represent a single item and plural when they represent multiple items. Add - s or - es to the end of a regular noun to make it plural.
The soldiers' rifles were stacked in the army's storeroom prior to their departure - is the correct answer because the placement of the apostrophe in possessives is determined by whether the noun indicating possession is singular or plural. If the noun is plural, the apostrophe is usually placed after the S. As a result, this is the correct answer.

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