In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap(s):
The ..... Affairs Officers is expecting all of us in the dining room
Student
Student's
Students
Students'
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EXAM RULE (THIS is what you follow)
When two nouns come together to form an official post / department / title, NO apostrophe is used.
So the exam-safe form is:
Student Affairs Officer
That makes A. Student the correct answer for exams.
Why examiners do this
In exam English, “Student” here is an adjectival noun (a noun behaving like an adjective).
Just like:
school fees (not school’s fees)
student union
government house
customer service
No ownership is being tested — just classification.
Why “Students’” is NOT the exam answer
Even though it sounds logical in real life, WAEC/JAMB avoid apostrophes in titles unless the question is specifically testing possession.
And this question is about:
filling the gap with the standard title
So they expect the fixed expression.
student affairs officers "is"
the verb "is" in that sentence is wrong!
it should rather be; "are" since the officer has 's' added to indicate plural.
