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Unilorin Post-UTME Use of English 2021 (Model questions) Question 19

Question 19

Nouns and Determiners

Choose from the options the one that best completes the sentence: I boarded an ________ bus.

  1. A.eighteen-sitter
  2. B.eighteen-seater
  3. C.eighteen-sitter's
  4. D.eighteen-seater's
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (eighteen-seater)

Explanation

A vehicle for a given number of people is described with '-seater', and a compound adjective takes no plural or possessive.