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Complete the passage below by typing the grammatically correct form of the noun 'brother' in the blank.

Cevap:In the late nineteenth century, brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright meticulously studied the aerodynamic behavior of soaring birds to design their first successful glider. The 【brothers'】 innovative wing-warping system, which allowed the aircraft to roll and turn smoothly, was directly inspired by the way buzzards tilt their wings to maintain balance in turbulent air currents.

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brothers'
The sentence refers to the wing-warping system designed by the two brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright. Because there are two brothers, the noun must be plural ('brothers'). Because the system belongs to them, the noun must also be possessive. For regular plural nouns ending in -s, the possessive is formed by adding an apostrophe after the -s, resulting in 'brothers'.

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1
Identify whether the noun should be singular or plural based on the context.
The text refers to 'brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright' and uses the plural pronoun 'their'. This indicates the noun must be plural ('brothers').
Identifying the number of the noun establishes the correct base form.
2
Determine if the noun must be possessive.
The noun describes whose 'innovative wing-warping system' it is, meaning it must be in the possessive case.
Identifying possession indicates whether an apostrophe is needed.
3
Apply the possessive punctuation rule for a plural noun ending in -s.
For regular plural nouns ending in -s, the possessive is formed by adding an apostrophe after the -s, resulting in 'brothers'.
This matches standard English conventions for possessive nouns.

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