Question

Which of the following is the correct grammatical form of the underlined portion? 
Two out of every fifteen college students who major in computer science will go on to become small business owner at some point in their lives.

• A. small business owner
• B. small business owners
• C. small business's owners
• D. small business owner

Hint:

When a noun describes a group of people or things, make sure it agrees in number (singular/plural) with the group it is describing.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Identify the subject being described. The phrase refers to "Two out of every fifteen college students".

Step 2: Determine if the subject is singular or plural. Since the phrase refers to multiple students ("Two out of..."), the noun describing what they become must also be plural.

Step 3: Select the correct plural form. The plural of "owner" is "owners". Therefore, the correct phrase is "small business owners". The possessive form "business's" is incorrect here.