WAEC English Language 2015 Objective — Question 62

Question 62 of 140 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) English Language 2015 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The council appointed a ….committee to look into the matter.

A. five-men
B. five-men's
C. five-manCorrect
D. five-man's

Explanation

In hyphenated compound adjectives such as 'five-man', the singular noun is used before the noun it modifies.

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